3 papers
cond-mat.soft2021
Theoretical limits in detachment strength for axisymmetric bi-material adhesives
Farid Hoseynian Benvidi, Mattia Bacca
Dry adhesives rely on short-ranged intermolecular bonds, hence requiring a low elastic modulus to conform to the surface roughness of the adhered material. Under external loads, ho…
cond-mat.soft2019
Optimal load sharing in bioinspired fibrillar adhesives: Asymptotic solution
Harman Khungura, Mattia Bacca
We propose here an asymptotic solution defining the optimal compliance distribution for a fibrillar adhesive to obtain maximum theoretical strength. This condition corresponds to t…
cond-mat.soft2018
Contraction of polymer gels created by the activity of molecular motors
Mattia Bacca, Omar A. Saleh, Robert M. McMeeking
We propose a theory based on non-equilibrium thermodynamics to describe the mechanical behavior of an active polymer gel created by the inclusion of molecular motors in its solvent…