Electro-mechanically guided growth and patterns
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2020.104073
Abstract: Abstract Several experiments have demonstrated the existence of an electro-mechanical effect in many biological tissues and hydrogels, and its actual influence on growth, migration, and pattern formation. Here, to model these interactions and capture some… read more here.
Keywords: mechanically guided; pattern formation; electro mechanically; growth patterns ... See more keywords
An electro-mechanically coupled visco-hyperelastic-plastic constitutive model for cyclic deformation of dielectric elastomers
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2020.103575
Abstract: Abstract An electro-mechanically coupled visco-hyperelastic-plastic constitutive model is established in this work to describe the cyclic deformation of dielectric elastomers (DEs) by addressing the significant ratchetting and cyclic stress-softening behaviors of DEs resulting from the… read more here.
Keywords: plastic; plastic constitutive; electro mechanically; visco hyperelastic ... See more keywords
Electro-mechanically controlled assembly of reconfigurable 3D mesostructures and electronic devices based on dielectric elastomer platforms
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DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwz164
Abstract: Abstract The manufacture of 3D mesostructures is receiving rapidly increasing attention, because of the fundamental significance and practical applications across wide-ranging areas. The recently developed approach of buckling-guided assembly allows deterministic formation of complex 3D… read more here.
Keywords: electro mechanically; dielectric elastomer; mechanically controlled; platforms electro ... See more keywords