Multiscale stress deconcentration amplifies fatigue resistance of rubber
Rubbers reinforced with rigid particles are used in high-volume applications, including tyres,
dampers, belts and hoses. Many applications require high modulus to resist excessive …
dampers, belts and hoses. Many applications require high modulus to resist excessive …
Hydrogels of arrested phase separation simultaneously achieve high strength and low hysteresis
Hydrogels are being developed to bear loads. Applications include artificial tendons and
muscles, which require high strength to bear loads and low hysteresis to reduce energy loss …
muscles, which require high strength to bear loads and low hysteresis to reduce energy loss …
Role of hierarchy structure on the mechanical adaptation of self-healing hydrogels under cyclic stretching
Soft materials with mechanical adaptability have substantial potential for various
applications in tissue engineering. Gaining a deep understanding of the structural evolution …
applications in tissue engineering. Gaining a deep understanding of the structural evolution …
Flaw-insensitive fatigue resistance of chemically fixed collagenous soft tissues
Bovine pericardium (BP) has been used as leaflets of prosthetic heart valves. The leaflets
are sutured on metallic stents and can survive 400 million flaps (~ 10-year life span) …
are sutured on metallic stents and can survive 400 million flaps (~ 10-year life span) …
Mechanical Regulation of Polymer Gels
C Xu, Y Chen, S Zhao, D Li, X Tang, H Zhang… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The mechanical properties of polymer gels devote to emerging devices and machines in
fields such as biomedical engineering, flexible bioelectronics, biomimetic actuators, and …
fields such as biomedical engineering, flexible bioelectronics, biomimetic actuators, and …
Quadruple H‐Bonding and Polyrotaxanes Dual Cross‐linking Supramolecular Elastomer for High Toughness and Self‐healing Conductors
Q Jin, R Du, H Tang, Y Zhao, W Peng… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tough and self‐healable substrates can enable stretchable electronics long service life.
However, for substrates, it still remains a challenge to achieve both high toughness and …
However, for substrates, it still remains a challenge to achieve both high toughness and …
[HTML][HTML] Hard magnetics in ultra-soft magnetorheological elastomers enhance fracture toughness and delay crack propagation
Pre-existing flaws in highly stretchable elastomers trigger fracture under large deformations.
For multifunctional materials, fracture mechanics may be influenced by additional physical …
For multifunctional materials, fracture mechanics may be influenced by additional physical …
Effect of predamage on the fracture energy of double-network hydrogels
Double-network (DN) hydrogels are tough soft materials, and the high fracture resistance
can be attributed to the formation of a large damage zone (internal fracture of the brittle first …
can be attributed to the formation of a large damage zone (internal fracture of the brittle first …
Flaw sensitivity of hydrogels with dynamic covalent bonds
Dynamic covalent bonds endow polymers with unique mechanical properties, such as
tunable viscoelastic response and self-healing capability. The study on the fracture of …
tunable viscoelastic response and self-healing capability. The study on the fracture of …
On the relationship between cutting and tearing in soft elastic solids
B Zhang, SB Hutchens - Soft Matter, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Unique observations of cutting energy in silicone elastomers motivate a picture of soft
fracture that qualitatively and quantitatively links far-field tearing with push cutting for the first …
fracture that qualitatively and quantitatively links far-field tearing with push cutting for the first …