Self‐Growing Hydrogel Bioadhesives for Chronic Wound Management
Hydrogel bioadhesives have emerged as a promising alternative to wound dressings for
chronic wound management. However, many existing bioadhesives do not meet the …
chronic wound management. However, many existing bioadhesives do not meet the …
Harnessing Gravity‐Induced Instability of Soft Materials: Mechanics and Application
This work offers a comprehensive overview of how gravity affects soft materials, with a
particular emphasis on gravity‐induced instability. Soft materials, including biological …
particular emphasis on gravity‐induced instability. Soft materials, including biological …
Strain stiffening retards growth instability in residually stressed biological tissues
Soft biological tissues often exhibit notable strain stiffening under increasing stretch, and this
can have significant effects on tissue growth and morphological development, such as …
can have significant effects on tissue growth and morphological development, such as …
Negative Gaussian curvature regulated pattern evolution on curved bilayer system
Y Zhao, Z Jie, Y Zhang, C Jiang, Y Cao - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Diverse wrinkling patterns may occur on curved bilayer system under equi-biaxial
compression. Here we study the wrinkling pattern evolution on curved bilayer system with …
compression. Here we study the wrinkling pattern evolution on curved bilayer system with …
Blood pressure-driven rupture of blood vessels
To develop better diagnosis and treatment techniques of cardiovascular disease such as
aneurysm, further understandings of the biomechanical mechanisms and failure behaviors …
aneurysm, further understandings of the biomechanical mechanisms and failure behaviors …
[HTML][HTML] Electroactive differential growth and delayed instability in accelerated healing tissues
Guided by experiments contrasting electrically accelerated recovery with natural healing,
this study formulates a model to investigate the importance of electroactive differential …
this study formulates a model to investigate the importance of electroactive differential …
Snap-through instability in rotating dielectric elastomer tubes
Dielectric elastomers (DEs) have been widely used in soft robotics, high-performance
actuators, and bioengineering. However, they may suffer from more failure modes than pure …
actuators, and bioengineering. However, they may suffer from more failure modes than pure …
Morphological instability of geometrically incompatible bilayer tubes
Surface morphological instability, induced by geometric incompatibility, is ubiquitous in
nature and plays a pivotal role in maintaining specific biological functions in organs. In this …
nature and plays a pivotal role in maintaining specific biological functions in organs. In this …
Chemomechanics Underpinning the Growth and Strengthening Behaviors of Mechanoresponsive Self-Growing Hydrogels
Living tissues, such as skeletal muscles, are capable of remodeling and self-growth in
response to their mechanical environment. In contrast, synthetic materials, once formed …
response to their mechanical environment. In contrast, synthetic materials, once formed …
Growth and morphogenesis of an everted tubular biological tissue
Eversion, a ubiquitous phenomenon in living organisms, significantly contributes to the
growth and morphogenesis of soft biological tissues and organs. In this study, we examine …
growth and morphogenesis of soft biological tissues and organs. In this study, we examine …