| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 797997 | Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids | 2013 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
The purpose of the research is to describe the swelling-induced large deformations in polymer gels: a theoretical model is developed, and then implemented and solved using the finite element method. The model is firstly assessed with two well-known benchmark problems; moreover, the proposed approach is benchmarked against a recent experiment involving localized exposure of the gel boundary to a solvent, where large bending deformations appear during solvent absorption. In both cases, our results are quite satisfying.
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Authors
A. Lucantonio, P. Nardinocchi, L. Teresi,