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.soft2023
The mechanical response of fire ant rafts
Robert J. Wagner, Samuel Lamont, Zachary T. White +1
Fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) cohesively aggregate via the formation of voluntary ant-to-ant attachments when under confinement or exposed to water. Once formed, these aggregation…