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3D printing of polybutadiene rubber cured by photo-induced thiol-ene chemistry: A proof of concept
eXPRESS Polymer Letters, 2020 Mechanical performance of 3D printed ‘Rubber-like’ commercial resins are not comparable to typical vulcanized diene rubbers since they show lower strain at break.
M. Bragaglia +3 more
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Isotropic-Nematic Transition in Liquid-Crystalline Elastomers
, 2002 In liquid-crystalline elastomers, the nematic order parameter and the induced strain vary smoothly across the isotropic-nematic transition, without the expected first-order discontinuity.
B. R. Ratna +7 more
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Measured limits to contamination of optical surfaces by elastomers in vacuum [PDF]
, 1995 We have monitored the reflectivity of mirrors that were exposed to a fluoroelastomer (3M-Fluorel 2176) and a room-temperature vulcanizing silicone rubber (RTV-615) in vacuum. The 95% confidence limit on the decrease of mirror reflectivities was less than
Abramovici, A. +2 more
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Bio‐Inspired Molecular Events in Poly(Ionic Liquids)
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Originating from dipolar and polar inter‐ and intra‐chain interactions of the building blocks, the topologies and morphologies of poly(ionic liquids) (PIL) govern their nano‐ and micro‐processibility. Modulating the interactions of cation‐anion pairs with aliphatic dipolar components enables the tunability of properties, facilitated by “bottom‐up ...
Jiahui Liu, Marek W. Urban
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Patterning nonisometric origami in nematic elastomer sheets [PDF]
, 2018 Nematic elastomers dramatically change their shape in response to diverse stimuli including light and heat. In this paper, we provide a systematic framework for the design of complex three dimensional shapes through the actuation of heterogeneously ...
Bhattacharya, Kaushik +3 more
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Conductive Bonding and System Architectures for High‐Performance Flexible Electronics
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This review outlines bonding technologies and structural design strategies that support high‐performance flexible and stretchable electronics. Bonding approaches such as surface‐activated bonding and anisotropic conductive films, together with system‐level architectures including buffer layers and island‐bridge structures, possess distinct mechanical ...
Kazuma Nakajima, Kenjiro Fukuda
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.MAGTWIST: A compact magnetic rotary actuator, enabling smooth, stepless rotation, and on‐demand locking. Inspired by peristalsis, a soft polymer belt generates a traveling‐wave, enabling 270° rotation when heated. Cooling stiffens the belt, locking it in position and enabling it to withstand high loads.
Simon Frieler +3 more
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Hyper-viscoelastic characterization of the urethra
Current Directions in Biomedical EngineeringHyper-viscoelastic models have been used to characterize large strains coupled with viscosity. In this study, we aimed to model the urethral in-vivo biomechanics through a hyper-viscoelastic implementation.
Bhave Ashish +4 more
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Universal Elasticity and Fluctuations of Nematic Gels
, 2002 We study elasticity of spontaneously orientationally-ordered amorphous solids, characterized by a vanishing transverse shear modulus, as realized for example by nematic elastomers and gels.
G. C. Verwey +6 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A pixelation‐free, monolithic iontronic pressure sensor enables simultaneous pressure and position sensing over large areas. AC‐driven ion release generates spatially varying impedance pathways depending on the pressure. Machine learning algorithms effectively decouple overlapping pressure–position signals from the multichannel outputs, achieving high ...
Juhui Kim +10 more
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