2 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Polymeric Solvents Control Swelling-Induced Surface Creasing
Zechao Jiang, Zhaoyu Ding, Shaohua Yang +7
Surface creasing in swelling polymer gels is commonly attributed to compressive strain or interlayer mismatch, yet its general control remains unclear. Here we show that solvent po…
cond-mat.soft2024
Dehydration drives damage in the freezing of brittle hydrogels
Shaohua Yang, Dominic Gerber, Yanxia Feng +6
It is widely known that freezing breaks soft, wet materials. However, the mechanism underlying this damage is still not clear. To understand this process, we freeze model, brittle…