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Preface: Mechanical characterization of soft materials

Preface: Mechanical characterization of soft materials Acta Mechanica Sinica (2014) 30(1):1–1 DOI 10.1007/s10409-014-0026-9 PREFACE Determining the mechanical properties of soft materials ilar, but the long-term modulus of the PDMS decreased with (e.g., biological soft tissues, polymeric gels, and soft elas- the decrease of crosslink density. In addition, their results tomers) across multiple length scales represents an activity showed that crosslink density had significantly effects on sur- of increasing importance in understanding the deformation face adhesion, the PDMS with the lowest crosslink density behavior of soft materials under various stimuli. Much ef- showed a significantly higher surface adhesion. An impor- fort has been made in the past in this field. This theme issue tant conclusion given by the authors was that the surface of the Acta Mechanica Sinica contains a number of innova- adhesion of PDMS could contribute to cell-materials inter- tive papers regarding the mechanical characterization of soft actions besides the substrate modulus. Determination of the materials from five different groups. mechanical properties of biofilms is of great importance and represents a challenging issue. N. H. Zhang and co-workers X. H. Zhao et al. proposed a method to separate the proposed an analytical model to evaluate the mechanical poroelasticity and viscoelasticity of gels at different http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png "Acta Mechanica Sinica" Springer Journals

Preface: Mechanical characterization of soft materials

"Acta Mechanica Sinica" , Volume 30 (1): 1 – Feb 1, 2014

Preface: Mechanical characterization of soft materials

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Acta Mechanica Sinica (2014) 30(1):1–1 DOI 10.1007/s10409-014-0026-9 PREFACE Determining the mechanical properties of soft materials ilar, but the long-term modulus of the PDMS decreased with (e.g., biological soft tissues, polymeric gels, and soft elas- the decrease of crosslink density. In addition, their results tomers) across multiple length scales represents an activity showed that crosslink density had significantly effects on sur- of increasing importance in...
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Springer Journals
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2014 The Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
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0567-7718
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1614-3116
DOI
10.1007/s10409-014-0026-9
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Abstract

Acta Mechanica Sinica (2014) 30(1):1–1 DOI 10.1007/s10409-014-0026-9 PREFACE Determining the mechanical properties of soft materials ilar, but the long-term modulus of the PDMS decreased with (e.g., biological soft tissues, polymeric gels, and soft elas- the decrease of crosslink density. In addition, their results tomers) across multiple length scales represents an activity showed that crosslink density had significantly effects on sur- of increasing importance in understanding the deformation face adhesion, the PDMS with the lowest crosslink density behavior of soft materials under various stimuli. Much ef- showed a significantly higher surface adhesion. An impor- fort has been made in the past in this field. This theme issue tant conclusion given by the authors was that the surface of the Acta Mechanica Sinica contains a number of innova- adhesion of PDMS could contribute to cell-materials inter- tive papers regarding the mechanical characterization of soft actions besides the substrate modulus. Determination of the materials from five different groups. mechanical properties of biofilms is of great importance and represents a challenging issue. N. H. Zhang and co-workers X. H. Zhao et al. proposed a method to separate the proposed an analytical model to evaluate the mechanical poroelasticity and viscoelasticity of gels at different

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