Actively tunable transverse waves in soft membrane-type acoustic metamaterials
Membrane-type metamaterials have shown a fantastic capacity for manipulating acoustic
waves in the low frequency range. They have the advantages of simple geometry, light …
waves in the low frequency range. They have the advantages of simple geometry, light …
Tuning elastic waves in soft phononic crystal cylinders via large deformation and electromechanical coupling
Soft electroactive materials can undergo large deformation subjected to either mechanical or
electrical stimulus, and hence, they can be excellent candidates for designing extremely …
electrical stimulus, and hence, they can be excellent candidates for designing extremely …
Shell buckling: from morphogenesis of soft matter to prospective applications
Being one of the commonest deformation modes for soft matter, shell buckling is the primary
reason for the growth and nastic movement of many plants, as well as the formation of …
reason for the growth and nastic movement of many plants, as well as the formation of …
Microscopic instabilities and elastic wave propagation in finitely deformed laminates with compressible hyperelastic phases
In this paper, we study the elastic instability and wave propagation in compressible layered
composites undergoing large deformations. We specifically focus on the role of …
composites undergoing large deformations. We specifically focus on the role of …
Soft phononic crystals with deformation-independent band gaps
P Zhang, WJ Parnell - Proceedings of the Royal Society …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Soft phononic crystals have the advantages over their stiff counterparts of being flexible and
reconfigurable. Normally, the band gaps of soft phononic crystals will be modified after …
reconfigurable. Normally, the band gaps of soft phononic crystals will be modified after …
Effects of stiff film pattern geometry on surface buckling instabilities of elastic bilayers
Buckling instabilities—such as wrinkling and creasing—of micropatterned elastic surfaces
play important roles in applications, including flexible electronics and microfluidics. In many …
play important roles in applications, including flexible electronics and microfluidics. In many …
Non-leaky modes and bandgaps of surface acoustic waves in wrinkled stiff-film/compliant-substrate bilayers
Surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices have found a wide variety of technical applications,
including SAW filters, SAW resonators, microfluidic actuators, biosensors, flow measurement …
including SAW filters, SAW resonators, microfluidic actuators, biosensors, flow measurement …
[HTML][HTML] Elastic instabilities of soft laminates with stiffening behavior
This paper investigates the elastic instability behavior in soft periodic laminates subjected to
finite strains, with a focus on both macroscopic and microscopic instabilities. Considering the …
finite strains, with a focus on both macroscopic and microscopic instabilities. Considering the …
Oblique shear wave propagation in finitely deformed layered composites
In this paper, we study the influence of deformation on shear waves propagating at various
angles in hyperelastic layered composites (LCs). In periodic laminates, shear wave band …
angles in hyperelastic layered composites (LCs). In periodic laminates, shear wave band …
Wrinkling of a stiff film resting on a fiber-filled soft substrate and its potential application as tunable metamaterials
Mechanical self-assembly of ordered patterns via spontaneous buckling of thin-film/soft-
substrate systems has received considerable interests in recent years. Here we study the …
substrate systems has received considerable interests in recent years. Here we study the …