This article presents a review of the current understanding of the mechanics of random fiber
networks. The discussion refers to athermal fiber networks, for which the governing …

Cellulose nanopaper, which consists of a porous network of cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs),
exhibits excellent mechanical properties with high strength and toughness. The physical …

An extensive update to a classic text Stochastic geometry and spatial statistics play a
fundamental role in many modern branches of physics, materials sciences, engineering …

Paper is a material known to everybody. It has a network structure consisting of wood fibres
that can be mimicked by cooking a portion of spaghetti and pouring it on a plate, to form a …

We study the elasticity of a two-dimensional random network of rigid rods (“Mikado model”).
The essential features incorporated into the model are the anisotropic elasticity of the rods …

Semiflexible polymers such as filamentous actin (F-actin) play a vital role in the mechanical
behavior of cells, yet the basic properties of cross-linked F-actin networks remain poorly …

Kolarik suggested a cross-orthogonal skeleton model (COS) for tensile strength of polymer
blends with co-continuous morphology assuming interfacial parameter and percolating …

We present a theory for the elasticity of cross-linked stiff polymer networks. Stiff polymers,
unlike their flexible counterparts, are highly anisotropic elastic objects. Similar to mechanical …

A micromechanics model is proposed for the elasticity of planar fiber networks (FNs). The FN
is created by random deposition of linearly elastic straight rods within a region. The rods are …

The peridynamic method is used here to analyse the effect of van der Waals forces on the
mechanical behaviour and strength and toughness properties of three-dimensional …