3 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Meso-scale modeling of cohesive cavitation in polymer networks
Saleh Assadi, Zachary T. White, Fay Salmon +6
Cavitation influences the failure of elastomers and soft adhesives, but connecting its microscopic initiation to subsequent cavity growth remains challenging. Here, we develop a di…
cond-mat.soft2026
Spreading the Damage: How Heterogeneity Delocalizes Fracture in Polymer Networks
Saleh Assadi, Zachary White, Radhika Joshi +1
Fracture in polymer networks is strongly influenced by how network architecture and topology organize damage in space. Although these materials can sustain large deformations under…
cond-mat.soft2026
Modeling cavitation and fibrillation in elastomers and adhesives. Part I: Cohesive instability
S. Mohammad Mousavi, Sarvesh Joshi, Franck Vernerey +1
Cavitation in soft elastomers and adhesives is often viewed as an elastic instability, commonly tied to the study of incompressible solids. It is the first step prior to fibrillati…