2 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Photo-Switchable Cross-Linking in Polymer Gels: Effects on Surface Creasing and Network Relaxation during Swelling
Alyssa VanZanten, Surbhi Punhani-Schillinger, M. Reed Blocksome +5
Polymer gels with photo-responsive cross-links enable tunable mechanics and surface morphologies, making them promising for adaptive materials. While prior work on coumarin cross-l…
cond-mat.soft2024
Unconstrained dynamic gel swelling generates transient surface deformations
Alyssa VanZanten, Shih-Yuan Chen, Michelle M. Driscoll +1
Polymer gels are comprised of a three-dimensional, cross-linked network that can typically withstand the mechanical deformation associated with both swelling and de-swelling. Thus,…