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Swelling induced debonding of thin hydrogel films grafted on silicon substrates
Anusree Augustine, Nicolas Gauthier, Marc Veillerot +5
We report on the delamination of thin (m) hydrogel films grafted to silicon substrates under the action of swelling stresses. Poly(dimetylacrylamide) (PDMA) films are sy…
A finite element implementation of finite deformation surface and bulk poroelasticity
Jaemin Kim, Ida Ang, Francesco Ballarin +2
We present a theoretical and computational model for the behavior of a porous solid undergoing two interdependent processes, the finite deformation of a solid and species migration…
The fracture of highly deformable soft materials: A tale of two length scales
Rong Long, Chung-Yuen Hui, Jian Ping Gong +1
The fracture of highly deformable soft materials is of great practical importance in a wide range of technological applications, emerging in fields such as soft robotics, stretchab…
Extreme cavity expansion in soft solids: damage without fracture
Jin Young Kim, Zezhou Liu, Byung Mook Weon +4
Cavitation is a common damage mechanism in soft solids. Here, we study this using a phase-separation technique in stretched, elastic solids to controllably nucleate and grow small…
Friction of poroelastic contacts with thin hydrogel films
Jessica Delavoipière, Emilie Verneuil, Yvette Tran +3
We report on the frictional behaviour of thin poly(dimethylacrylamide) (PDMA) hydrogels films grafted on glass substrates in sliding contact with a glass spherical probe. Friction…
Elastocapillary Levelling of Thin Viscous Films on Soft Substrates
Marco Rivetti, Vincent Bertin, Thomas Salez +6
A thin liquid film with non-zero curvature at its free surface spontaneously flows to reach a flat configuration, a process driven by Laplace pressure gradients and resisted by the…
Indentation of a Rigid Sphere into an Elastic Substrate with Surface Tension and Adhesion
Chung-Yuen Hui, Tianshu Liu, Thomas Salez +2
The surface tension of compliant materials such as gels provides resistance to deformation in addition to and sometimes surpassing that due to elasticity. This article studies how…