Geometry‐Dependent Adhesion in Transparent Monodomain Liquid Crystal Elastomers
Liquid Crystal Elastomers (LCEs) are emerging as exciting pressure‐sensitive adhesives. We examine adhesion in chemically identical elastomer films, exploring the influence of geometry (director orientation) and phase (nematic or isotropic). We demonstrate the potential of these aligned films as transparent, tunable, broad‐temperature‐range smart ...
Aidan Street +3 more
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Modified Vlasov modeling of a circular raft on elastic foundations using higher-order finite element. [PDF]
Dutta AK, Bandyopadhyay D, Mandal JJ.
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Spatially Tailorable Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Alignment During Digital Light Process 3D Printing
Here, we report the fabrication of 3D printable liquid crystalline elastomer (LCE) structures with spatially tailorable alignment domains within the same layer. This work addresses the long‐standing challenge of preparing complex 3D LCE architectures with patterned functional domains to achieve nonlinear deformations. Fabrication of multi‐domains in 3D
Adam Bischoff +8 more
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SRE-FMaps: A Sinkhorn-Regularized Elastic Functional Map Framework for Non-Isometric 3D Shape Matching. [PDF]
Zhang D, Zhang Y, Wang N, Zhao D.
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Inspired by the skin‐toughening mechanism of marine sponges, an ion‐orchestrated structural engineering strategy is proposed to regulate the surface microstructure of hydrogel coatings, enabling the in situ formation of a robust armor layer that enhances mechanical integrity and provides multifunctional protection by suppressing fouling attachment and ...
Wenshuai Yang +11 more
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Calculation Simulation of Equivalent Thermomechanical Properties of Dispersion Nuclear Fuel. [PDF]
Yu H, Cong T, Zhang J.
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Liquid crystalline inverted lipid phases and reverse micelles are self‐assembled lipid nanostructures that enhance the solubility, stability, and delivery of diverse therapeutics. This review integrates their physicochemical principles, formulation strategies, drug loading mechanisms, and biomedical applications, highlighting their growing ...
Numan Eczacioglu +3 more
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On the macroscopic elastic moduli of nanoporous materials with surface tensile and bending rigidity. [PDF]
Zheng C +7 more
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Control of Polarization and Polar Helicity in BiFeO3 by Epitaxial Strain and Interfacial Chemistry
In BiFeO3 thin films, the interplay of interfacial chemistry, electrostatics, and epitaxial strain is engineered to stabilize homohelicity in polarization textures at the domain scale. The synergistic use of a Bi2O2‐terminated Aurivillius buffer layer and a highly anisotropic compressive epitaxial strain offers new routes to control the polar‐texture ...
Elzbieta Gradauskaite +5 more
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Elastic-Plastic Deformation Analysis of Cantilever Beams with Tension-Compression Asymmetry of Materials. [PDF]
He XT, Yin JM, Chen ZP, Sun JY.
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