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cond-mat.soft2003★ 13 cited
Phase transitions of nematic rubbers
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Ko Okumura
Single crystal nematic elastomers undergo a transition from a strongly ordered phase N to an "isotropic" phase I. We show that: (a) samples produced under tension by the Finkelmann…
cond-mat2003★ 28 cited
Bouncing gel balls: impact of soft gels onto rigid surface
Yoshimi Tanaka, Yoshihiro Yamazaki, Ko Okumura
After thrown onto a solid substrate, very soft spherical gels bounce repeatedly. Separate rheological measurements suggest that these balls can be treated as nearly elastic. The He…