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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"soft solid"”.
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Measurement and Modelling of Soft Solid Layers in Cleaning Applications
… mechanisms, methods are required to quantify soft solid soil or deposit characteristics by measuring these in situ. This dissertation describes the development of millimanipulation and two new fluid dynamic gauging (FDG) devices, namely sideways FDG (SiDG) and integrated FDG (iFDG), and …
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Buckling at the Fluid - Soft Solid Interface; A Means for Advanced Functionality within Soft Materials
Soft materials and compliant structures often undergo significant deformation without failure, a unique feature making them distinct from classical rigid materials. These substantial deformations provide a means for faster or more energy efficient deformations, which can be achieved by taking …
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Microstructural changes and micronutrient bioaccessibility in soft-solid foods, using a model fresh cheese and in vitro digestion
… to evaluate the structural characteristics of a soft solid matrix created by variations in formulation and processing parameters, and its relationship with the bioaccessibility of liposoluble vitamins through in vitro digestion. There were two specific aims to accomplish the overall objective. …
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The dynamics of shaken baby syndrome
… the fluid surrounding the brain or model it as a soft solid. The importance of modelling the fluid properly is demonstrated, and the reliability of MSC.Dytran’s fluid-solid interaction modelling is confirmed. The first three-dimensional finite element model of shaken baby syndrome which accurately …
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A blurred interface formulation of The Reference Map Technique for Fluid-Solid Interactions and Fluid-Solid-Solid Interactions
… we present a blurred interface method for Fluid-Solid Interactions (FSI) and multiple solids immersed in a fluid or FSSI (Fluid-Solid-Solid Interactions) based on the reference map technique as presented by Kamrin and Rycroft. I will follow the chain of thought which lead from the initial sharp …
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Water driven deformation in soft solids
… they use, we are able to develop a self-actuated soft solid-liquid composite. This self-actuation is driven by the evaporation and resulting tension of water, which can deform soft materials. The effects that water droplets deforming in soft solids have need to be characterized in order to utilize …
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Shape formation via elastic instabilities
When a solid object is placed under a load, it will deform to a new shape. Typically, these shape changes are modest and predictable, but sometimes, when a critical load is reached, the object will undergo an elastic instability and adopt a dramatically different and more complicated shape. …
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A Clearer Picture of Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Knee and Thumb Through the Lens of Image-Based Finite Element Analysis
… joint. Fluid pressure was simulated by using a soft solid filling or empty-cysts with uniform pressure loads. The models suggest that shear stresses due to joint loading, not pressurized fluid, are likely the cause of damage to the subchondral bone. The second goal of this work was to develop a …
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Analysis of Dynamic Surface Instabilities in Soft Hydrogel Cylinders Subject to Laser-Driven Shock-Loading
Soft materials subject to both static and dynamic loading are known to exhibit a variety of mechanical instabilities which may lead to intricate surface deformation patterns. In particular, creases and wrinkles have been found to play an important role in the morphogenesis of soft tissues and tumor …
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Localized deformation in soft solids around spherical cavities
… like internal organs, brain, or skin, are soft solids that may be exposed to injury inducing mechanisms at a range of rates, resulting in damage. Sport injuries, car crashes, traumatic brain injury, and ballistic impacts can produce strain rates from 10−10^5 1/s. The parameters governing …
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Mathematics, Methods, and Models for Data-Driven Rheology
… methods and models developed in this thesis is a solid mathematical foundation that elucidates the unique nature of rheological data, without which the machine learning techniques could not take firm hold. These Mathematics, Methods, and Models for Data-Driven Rheology promise to advance the field …
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Structure, slow dynamics, kinetic arrest, and massively reconfigurable assembly in colloidal suspensions
… liquids and the diverse non-equilibrium soft solids they can form, and how quenched disorder can be used to drive equilibrium assembly. These fundamental science topics are highly relevant for materials science and engineering applications. Chapters 2 through 5 focus predominantly on slow …
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Fabrication of zein nanostructure
… were created in the zein matrix, and the soft lithography and the microfluidic devices where the micro and nanopatterns were created on the zein film surfaces. The polymer nanoclay nanocomposite technique was adopted in the commonly used zein film fabrication processes which were solvent …
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New lipid nanovesicles as topical delivery sistems for ant-inflammatory drugs
… dispersions that became highly viscous liquid or soft-solid-like, thus forming an ideal system for topical application able of both adhering to the skin and delivering the drug. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. In the last work biocompatible quercetin and curcumin nanovesicles were …