2 papers
cond-mat.soft2018
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…
cond-mat.soft2018
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…