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Softening of the Hertz indentation contact in nematic elastomers
Ameneh Maghsoodi, Mohand O. Saed, Eugene M. Terentjev +1
Polydomain liquid crystalline (nematic) elastomers have highly unusual mechanical properties, dominated by the dramatically non-linear stress-strain response that reflects stress-i…
A macroscopic constitutive relation for isotropic-genesis, polydomain liquid crystal elastomers
Victoria Lee, Adeline Wihardja, Kaushik Bhattacharya
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are rubber-like solids that incorporate nematic mesogens (stiff rod-like molecules) as a part of their polymer chains. In recent years, isotropic-g…
Universal deformations of ideal liquid crystal elastomers
Victoria Lee, Kaushik Bhattacharya
Liquid crystal elastomers are rubber-like solids with liquid crystalline mesogens (stiff, rod-like molecules) incorporated either into the main chain or as a side chain of the poly…
Light-induced swirling and locomotion
Ameneh Maghsoodi, Kaushik Bhattacharya
Photomechanical liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are responsive polymers that can convert light directly into mechanical deformation. This unique feature makes these materials an a…
Simple deformation measures for Discrete elastic rods and ribbons
Kevin Korner, Basile Audoly, Kaushik Bhattacharya
The Discrete elastic rod method (Bergou et al., 2008) is a numerical method for simulating slender elastic bodies. It works by representing the center-line as a polygonal chain, at…
Actuation of cylindrical nematic elastomer balloons
Victoria Lee, Kaushik Bhattacharya
Nematic elastomers are programmable soft materials that display large, reversible and predictable deformation under an external stimulus such as a change in temperature or light. W…