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Thrifty swimming with shear-thinning

, 2018
Microscale propulsion is integral to numerous biomedical systems, for example biofilm formation and human reproduction, where the surrounding fluids comprise suspensions of polymers. These polymers endow the fluid with non-Newtonian rheological properties, such as shear-thinning and viscoelasticity.
Gagnon, David A., Montenegro-Johnson, Thomas D.   +1 more
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Design Strategies and Emerging Applications of High‐Performance Flexible Piezoresistive Pressure Sensors

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Flexible piezoresistive pressure sensors underpin wearable and soft electronics. This review links sensing physics, including contact resistance modulation, quantum tunneling and percolation, to unified materials/structure design. We highlight composite and graded architectures, interfacial/porous engineering, and microstructured 3D conductive networks
Feng Luo, Artur Ciesielski, Paolo Samorì   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cyclic Olefin Copolymers as Versatile Materials for Advanced Engineering Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Cyclic olefin copolymers (COCs) are presented as highly versatile materials combining tunable synthesis, excellent optical properties, and mechanical robustness. Their potential spans microfluidics, bioengineering, and advanced electronics, while emerging self‐healing and sustainable solutions highlight future opportunities.
Giulia Fredi, Norma Mallegni, Andrea Dorigato, Mario Milazzo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Viscoelasticity and yield behavior of loess mudflows: experimental insights under varied density and temperature conditions

Frontiers in Earth Science
Loess, as a typical non-Newtonian fluid, exhibits complex rheological behavior under stress, which is of fundamental importance for predicting geological hazards, guiding soil-water conservation practices, and optimizing agricultural management in loess ...
Huan Xu, Zhiyan Nan, Xinqiang Liu, Zhenghua Tian, Sha Liu   +4 more
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Effect of thermocapillarity and variable thermal conductivity on the heat transfer analysis of a non-Newtonian liquid thin film over a stretching surface in the presence of thermal radiation and heat source/sink

Nonlinear Engineering, 2018
An analysis illustrating the flow of an Ostwald-de-Waele liquid film on an unsteady stretching sheet under the influence of thermocapillary force, magnetic field and viscous dissipation is carried out. In this study, thermal conductivity is assumed to be
Sreelakshmi K., Sarojamma G.
doaj   +1 more source

Coating Artificial Spider Silk Fiber with Magnetic FeCo: An Effective Strategy for Creating a Flexible Magneto‐Responsive Material

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An original method is presented for producing artificial spider silk fibers with magnetic and magnetomechanical responsiveness, which consists in coating them with a nanometer‐thick layer of FeCo alloy by sputtering deposition. The challenge of combining organic materials and inorganic magnetic nanostructures is addressed, thus taking a step forward ...
Filippo Lanaro, Federico Spizzo, Gabriele Greco, Benjamin Schmuck, Anna Rising, Lucia Del Bianco   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Texoskeletons: Developing the Fundamental Technologies for Creating Intelligent Soft Robotic Clothing With Integrated 1D Sensors and Actuators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traditional wearable exoskeletons rely on rigid structures, which limit comfort, flexibility, and everyday usability. This work introduces the fundamental technologies to create the first soft, lightweight, intelligent textile‐based exoskeletons (Texoskeletons) built using 1D sensors and actuators.
Amy Lukomiak, Rameesh Bulathsinghala, Jack Varga, Shuxin Meng, Kalana Marasinghe, Imaad Refai, Biyon Fernando, Amitkumar Patel, Chamika M. Halloluwa‐Arachchige, Carlos Oliveira, Arash M. Shahidi, Zahra Rahemtulla, Alexander Turner, Ziyun Ding, Bernard X. W. Liew, Andy Kerr, Ezio Preatoni, Theo Hughes‐Riley, Ishara Dharmasena, Pasindu Lugoda   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Viscoelasticity and shear-thinning effects on bio-polymer solution and suspended particle behaviours under oscillatory curve Couette flow conditions

Biosurface and Biotribology, 2018
Formation of wear particles within total hip replacement is one of the main causes of its failure. In addition to improving the lubrication and wear resistance of materials used as bearing surfaces, understanding of wear particle distribution patterns ...
Alaleh Safari, Nazanin Emami, Michel Jose Cervantes   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pipe flow of shear-thinning fluids Pipe flow of shear-thinning fluids

, 2012
Lʼécoulement de fluides rhéofluidifiants en conduite cylindrique est étudié à lʼaide de simulations numériques. Le comportement rhéofluidifiant est modélisé par la loi de Carreau. Lʼécoulement est décomposé en un écoulement de base et une perturbation.
López-Carranza, S, Jenny, M, Nouar, C
openaire   +1 more source

Machine Learning‐Assisted Inverse Design of Soft and Multifunctional Hybrid Liquid Metal Composites

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A machine learning framework is presented for inverse design of synthesizable multifunctional composites containing both liquid metal and solid inclusions. By integrating physics‐based modeling, data‐driven prediction, and Bayesian optimization, the approach enables intelligent design of experiments to identify optimal compositions and realize these ...
Lijun Zhou, Yunsik Ohm, Ren‐Mian Chin, Olivia Kerr, Krithika Manohar, Mohammad H. Malakooti   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source