The past two decades have seen atomic force microscopy (AFM) evolve from an
experimental technique to probe simple surface topography to one that can spatially map …

Bioelectronics encompassing electronic components and circuits for accessing human
information play a vital role in real-time and continuous monitoring of biophysiological …

This paper reports the development of a novel semi-analytical model for solving the transient
and steady-state contact responses of a rigid sphere sliding/rolling on a viscoelastic layer …

Approaches to solving viscoelastic problems have received extensive attention in recent
decades as viscoelastic materials have been widely applied in various fields. An overview of …

This paper proposes an efficient contact model for a viscoelastic layered half-space where
coating and substrate have different creep functions (ie different viscoelastic behaviours) …

A generalized numerical methodology is introduced to deal with the lubrication between soft
solids exhibiting linear viscoelastic rheological properties. By means of this approach, it is …

In this paper, the frictionless rolling contact problem between a rigid sphere and a
viscoelastic half-space containing one elastic inhomogeneity is solved. The problem is …

A new numerical Boundary Element methodology is developed to investigate viscoelastic
periodic contacts under general kinematic conditions. The approach is based on an integral …

Squeezing a lubricating film between viscoelastic solids is a process with many applications,
ranging from biomechanics to industrial engineering. The problem is addressed by means of …

One of most peculiar issues related to soft viscoelastic contacts is the anisotropy induced on
the contact solution: when sliding a perfectly isotropic surface over a viscoelastic half-space …