Extreme Toughening of Soft Materials with Liquid Metal.
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.201706594
Abstract: Soft and tough materials are critical for engineering applications in medical devices, stretchable and wearable electronics, and soft robotics. Toughness in synthetic materials is mostly accomplished by increasing energy dissipation near the crack tip with… read more here.
Keywords: liquid metal; soft materials; energy; extreme toughening ... See more keywords
An extreme toughening mechanism for soft materials
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DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00609j
Abstract: Soft yet tough materials are ubiquitous in nature and everyday life. The ratio between fracture toughness and intrinsic fracture energy of a soft material defines its toughness enhancement. Soft materials’ toughness enhancement has been long… read more here.
Keywords: toughening mechanism; dissipation; toughness enhancement; extreme toughening ... See more keywords