This work presents a comparative review and classification between some well-known
thermodynamically consistent models of hydrogel behavior in a large deformation setting …

Structural wrinkles in nature have been widely imitated to enhance the surface
functionalities of objects, especially three-dimensional (3D) architectured wrinkles, holding …

We employ a canonical variational framework for the predictive characterization of structural
instabilities that develop during the diffusion-driven transient swelling of hydrogels under …

We investigate the formation of wrinkling instabilities at the interface between layers of
hydrogel and water, which arise to relieve horizontal compressive stresses caused by either …

Patterned hydrogel films are attractive for the generation of 3D multicellular spheroids, a
new in vitro cell model. Traditional methods for their synthesis, such as photolithography and …

This thesis explores the behaviour of hydrogels, a broad class of materials comprising a
hydrophilic polymer scaffold surrounded by adsorbed water molecules, potentially …