Stiffening of biopolymer aerogel networks upon wetting: A model-based study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2019.119859
Abstract: Abstract The mechanism behind the stiffening effect observed in the stress-strain response of alginate-starch aerogels upon being exposed to wetting is investigated in this paper, via a physically motivated model approach. A network decomposition concept… read more here.
Keywords: upon wetting; network; aerogel network; model ... See more keywords