Network Topology in Soft Gels: Hardening and Softening Materials.
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چکیده
The structural complexity of soft gels is at the origin of a versatile mechanical response that allows for large deformation, controlled elastic recovery, and toughness in the same material. A limit to exploiting the potential of such materials is the insufficient fundamental understanding of the microstructural origin of the bulk mechanical properties. Here we investigate the role of the network topology in a model gel through 3D numerical simulations. Our study links the topology of the network organization in space to its nonlinear rheological response preceding yielding and damage: our analysis elucidates how the network connectivity alone could be used to modify the gel mechanics at large strains, from strain-softening to hardening and even to a brittle response. These findings provide new insight for smart material design and for understanding the nontrivial mechanical response of a potentially wide range of technologically relevant materials.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
دوره 34 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2018