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Capturing Strain Stiffening Using Volume Controlled Cavity Expansion
Shabnam Raayai-Ardakani, Tal Cohen
Strain-stiffening is a well-documented behavior in soft biological materials such as liver and brain tissue. Measuring and characterizing this nonlinear response, which is commonly…
cond-mat.soft2019
The Intimate Relationship between Cavitation and Fracture
Shabnam Raayai-Ardakani, Darla Rachelle Earl, Tal Cohen
Nearly three decades ago, the field of mechanics was cautioned of the obscure nature of cavitation processes in soft materials [Gent, A.N., 1990. Cavitation in rubber: a cautionary…