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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Polymer Mechanics"”.
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Mechanics of amorphous polymers and polymer nanocomposites during high rate deformation
It has been suggested that a polymer's macroscopic mechanical response to a general loading case is governed by its ability to access various primary and secondary molecular mobilities. Specifically, under conditions of high strain rate, restricted secondary molecular motions are thought to bring …
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Mechanical and optical characterization of force induced chemical reactions in solid state linear polymers
… chemical species (mechanophores) into polymer backbones, mechanical force can drive chemical reactions. Mechanophores have been developed with potential as damage sensing, self-healing, and self-reinforcing materials. This research investigates the conditions for promoting mechanophore …
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Biology's wires and motors : single-molecule mechanics of M13 bacteriophage and kinesin
… of the dichotomy in an effort to reveal the mechanics of two biological systems - M13 filamentous bacteriophage and kinesin motor protein - and the properties of their underlying parts. M13 is a filamentous virus that has elicited the interest of the engineering community for its use in phage …
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Computational design and analysis of multi-scale polymer machines
… the computational analysis of multi-scale polymer systems for a variety of applications. Two geometries are analyzed, polymer sheets that fold into complex shapes due to a gradient in cross-linking throughout its volume, and a dome structure that experiences limit point buckling during …