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Temperature Dependence of Viscoelasticity of Lubricating Oil with Adsorptive Polymer Additives Sheared in Nanogaps
Adsorptive polymer additives have been reported to improve the retention capacity of oil films under hydrodynamic lubrication and to reduce friction...
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Matrix viscoelasticity controls spatiotemporal tissue organization
Biomolecular and physical cues of the extracellular matrix environment regulate collective cell dynamics and tissue patterning. Nonetheless, how the...
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Myosin-independent stiffness sensing by fibroblasts is regulated by the viscoelasticity of flowing actin
The stiffness of the extracellular matrix induces differential tension within integrin-based adhesions, triggering differential mechanoresponses....
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Dynamic matrices with DNA-encoded viscoelasticity for cell and organoid culture
Three-dimensional cell and organoid cultures rely on the mechanical support of viscoelastic matrices. However, commonly used matrix materials lack...
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Effects of filler content on non-linear viscoelasticity of high fluorine content fluoroelastomer mixture investigated through large amplitude oscillatory shear tests
Non-linear rheological behaviours of high fluorine content fluoroelastomer (HF-FKM) mixtures with varied carbon black (CB) filling amounts were...
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Effect of Viscoelasticity on the Solidification and Melting of a Phase Change Material
In the current work, we simulate the solidification of a phase change material (PCM) inside a square cavity. We consider two different cases: (i) the...
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Viscoelasticity of Dental Hard Tissues
The results of a study of the mechanical properties of dental hard tissues by nanoindentation are presented. With quasi-static nanoindentation, the...
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Linear viscoelasticity of covalent adaptable network (CAN) polymers comprising β-amino esters
We present an experimental investigation of the linear viscoelasticity for a series of covalent adaptable network (CAN) polymers of β -amino esters...
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On the Interaction of Viscoelasticity and Waviness in Enhancing the Pull-Off Force in Sphere/Flat Contacts
Motivated by roughness-induced adhesion enhancement (toughening and strengthening) in low modulus materials, we study the detachment of a sphere from...
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The role played by viscoelasticity in the bulk material during the propagation of a dynamic crack in elastomers
Investigation of dynamic fracture of elastomers can still be considered to be a relatively open area. When a sheet of elastomer is stretched in a...
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Investigation on the adhesive contact and electrical performance for triboelectric nanogenerator considering polymer viscoelasticity
The triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is a new mechanical energy harvesting technology in which the typical viscoelastic material...
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Effect of aromatic and non-aromatic solvents on the interfacial viscoelasticity and self-arrangement of asphaltenes
Adsorption of asphaltene molecules at the oil-water interface induces the formation of a complex microstructure that stabilizes emulsions and impairs...
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Rheological behavior of gel polymer electrolytes: yield stress and viscoelasticity
In redox flow batteries (RFBs), semi-solid flow cells incorporate solid particles in the same medium than the electrolyte in the form of slurry to...
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Importance of viscoelasticity in the thixotropic behavior of human blood
Recent work modeling the rheological behavior of thixo-elasto-viscoplastic (TEVP) materials such as human blood indicates that it has all of the...
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Tribology of Polymers and Polymer-Modified Asphalt Binders Considering Linear Viscoelasticity
In viscoelastic polymeric materials, the stress state depends not only on the strain history but also on deformation or strain rate. The mechanical...
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3D printing of architectured graphene-based aerogels by cross-linking GO inks with adjustable viscoelasticity for energy storage devices
Three-dimensional (3D) functional graphene-based architecture with superior electrical conductivity and good mechanical strength has promising...
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The combined effect of matrix molecular weight, filler concentration, and filler-matrix interactions on the dynamic viscoelasticity of polydimethylsiloxane/clay composites
The macroscopic properties of particle-filled polymer melts depend sensitively on the state of particle dispersion and the structure and dynamics of...
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A study on the boundary of linear viscoelasticity in simple shear flows: model calculations
Linear viscoelastic region is important to investigate material properties. We investigated boundary of linear viscoelasticity for simple shear flows...
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Modelling Viscoelastic Adhesion and Friction in Sliding Contact Mechanics
We present our recent study on rough adhesive contacts of viscoelastic materials in steady-state sliding, focusing on the interplay between adhesion...