A variational method is employed to obtain governing equations and boundary conditions
describing finite strain equilibrium configurations of elastomeric gels. Three situations are …

To describe precisely the chemo-mechanical coupling behavior of hydrogels, a general form
of free energy density function is presented by considering chain entanglements and …

In the present article, a micromechanical model is developed for the visco-super-elastic
behavior of swollen hydrogel-based nanocomposites. The model formulated in a finite strain …

This paper presents a chemo-mechanical coupled theory of physical hydrogel for bulk
phase behavior during reversible sol–gel transition. A free energy density is proposed to …

Constitutive equations are developed for the time-dependent behavior of a covalently cross-
linked gel under an arbitrary deformation accompanied by swelling. Analysis of …

In addition to fluctuating multiaxial mechanical loading, many engineering rubber
components are exposed to hostile environments such as oil rich environment. In this case …

This paper considers the finite deformation theory of poroelasticity for the case in which a
deformable solid constituent and an interpenetrating liquid constituent are each regarded as …

Axonal beading or formation of multiple beads along an axon is characteristic of many brain
pathological states like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and traumatic injuries. Despite the many …

Polymer networks usually have many entanglements as well as a finite extensibility due to
the uncrossability and the full stretching of the network chains. In this paper, the nonaffine …

The swelling deformation behavior of polymer gels is often described in terms of the Flory–
Rehner framework, in which the Flory–Rehner free energy function is based on the simplest …