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Statistical mechanics of a dielectric polymer chain in the force ensemble
Matthew Grasinger, Kaushik Dayal, Gal deBotton +1
Constitutive modeling of dielectric elastomers has been of long standing interest in mechanics. Over the last two decades rigorous constitutive models have been developed that coup…
Flexoelectricity in soft elastomers and the molecular mechanisms underpinning the design and emergence of giant flexoelectricity
Matthew Grasinger, Kosar Mozaffari, Pradeep Sharma
Soft robotics requires materials that are capable of large deformation and amenable to actuation with external stimuli such as electric fields. Energy harvesting, biomedical device…
Nonlinear Statistical Mechanics Drives Intrinsic Electrostriction and Volumetric Torque in Polymer Networks
Matthew Grasinger, Carmel Majidi, Kaushik Dayal
Statistical mechanics is an important tool for understanding polymer electroelasticity because the elasticity of polymers is primarily due to entropy. However, a common approach fo…