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Review of Thermally Activated Twisted Coiled Polymer Actuators: A Materials Science Perspective

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Thermally activated twisted and coiled polymer actuators (TCPAs) combine lightweight design, large deformation, and scalable fabrication for soft robotic and wearable applications. This review connects polymer structure, processing history, helix geometry, and thermomechanical characterization to actuator performance, highlighting current challenges in
Nadja Schenk, Lukas Benecke, Chokri Cherif, Johannes Mersch   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamic Shear Modulus and Damping Ratio for Threshold Strain in Cohesionless Soils

, 2011
Based on modern ideas of thermomechanics, small strain dynamic dissipation function of Hardin-Drnevich model for soils is formulated using the assumptions of the beeline and the skeleton curve shift laws.
Xiao Xia Guo
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Structure‐Guided Dynamical Mechanics in Bioinspired Double Twisted Laminated Thin Films

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work explores a dynamic mechanistic study of crack propagation and puncture testing via real‐time monitoring of crack initiation, propagation, and termination through nature‐inspired single and double twisted architectures fabricated from cellulose nanocrystals.
Justin Brackenridge, Olivia Harper, Jaejun Lee, Sergio Gonzalez‐Munoz, Vladimir V. Tsukruk   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancement effect of calcium carbide residue and rice husk ash on soft soil: Small-strain property and micro mechanism

Journal of Materials Research and Technology
The resource utilization of calcium carbide residue (CCR) and rice husk ash (RHA) is helpful to save resources and alleviate environmental pollution. In this research, CCR and RHA were used to modify soft clay, and the resonant column test was conducted ...
Na Li, Yingdi Pang, Wei Wang, Erlu Wu, Meixin Fan, Ping Jiang, Guoxiong Mei   +6 more
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Small strain shear modulus of intact clay and stabilized clay: Malmi area

, 2021
Tässä työssä tutkittiin Helsingin Malmin lenttokenttäalueelta otetuista häiriintymättömistä ja stabiloiduista savinäytteistä Bender element -mittausmenetelmällä määritettyä pienten muodonmuutosten leikkausmoduulia G0.
Kronqvist, Iikka
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Double‐Interpenetrating Composite Bioink for Multi‐Component 3D Bioprinting and Biofabrication

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Marine‐polysaccharides‐derived double interpenetrating network hydrogel‐based bioink, combining the attributes of physical and ionic crosslinking, enables room‐temperature bioprinting of mechanically defined structures that can be handled and are cytocompatible.
Fabian Tribukait‐Riemenschneider, V. Prasad Shastri   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measurement of axial and shear mechanical response of PDMS elastomers and determination of Poisson's ratio using digital image correlation

Polymer Testing
Measurement of stress-strain response under different deformation modes is important for developing constitutive models of soft polymers. However, such measurements on soft and compliant polymers are challenging using traditional techniques due to ...
Satya Pal, Abir Bhattacharyya
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Shaping Matter with Acoustic Waves: From Particles to Functional Structures

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Acoustic‐directed assembly is reviewed as a materials‐oriented strategy for organizing particles, polymers, metals, and biological systems into functional structures. The review distinguishes reversible manipulation from permanent structure formation through medium fixation, particle fixation, and in situ material generation, highlighting routes toward
Avraham Kenigsberg, Shelly Zlotnikov, Maya Fiorentino, Yuval Elias, Ornit Nagler‐Avramovitz, Hagay Shpaisman   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Electrochemical Synthesis of High‐Quality MXenes: Mechanistic Insights, Applications, Challenges, and Technological Prospects

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electrochemical etching provides an eco‐friendly alternative to hazardous HF methods for MXene production. This approach facilitates the selective isolation of the A‐layer from MAX phases with tunable surface terminations. Controlling voltage, electrolytes, temperature, and duration enables the optimal structural integrity. Nevertheless, existing scale
Jagdeep Singh, Madhusudhana M Devadiga, Santosh K. Tiwari, AS Dhaliwal, Gurpreet Singh Selopal   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanisms of small-strain shear-modulus anisotropy in soils

, 2008
In this paper, experimental studies using a true triaxial apparatus and a bender element system, and numerical simulations based on the discrete element method (DEM) were used to investigate the stress- and fabric-induced shear-stiffness anisotropy in ...
Mok, C. B., Wang, Yu Hsing
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