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cond-mat.soft2021★ 135 cited
Under pressure: Hydrogel swelling in a granular medium
Jean-François Louf, Nancy B. Lu, Margaret G. O'Connell +2
Hydrogels hold promise in agriculture as reservoirs of water in dry soil, potentially alleviating the burden of irrigation. However, confinement in soil can markedly reduce the abi…
cond-mat.soft2019★ 27 cited
Crack formation and self-closing in shrinkable, granular packings
H. Jeremy Cho, Nancy B. Lu, Michael P. Howard +2
Many clays, soils, biological tissues, foods, and coatings are shrinkable, granular materials: they are composed of packed, hydrated grains that shrink when dried. In many cases, t…