Hydrogels and shape memory polymers (SMPs) possess excellent and interesting
properties that may be harnessed for future applications. However, this is not achievable if …

In this paper, we review constitutive models for soft materials. We specifically focus on
physically based models accounting for hyperelasticity, visco-hyperelasticity, and damage …

Fracture is a highly nonlinear problem, especially under a large deformation in cross-linked
elastomers. Existing constitutive theories and fracture models fail to predict the fracture …

Hydrogels without special treatment would lose water dramatically, which significantly alters
their properties. No physically-based constitutive models have been developed so far to …

Recently, the so-called Very High Bond (VHB in short) tape has proven to be an ideal
polymer for producing devices made of electric field-responsive functional materials, eg …

Outstanding overall mechanical properties are essential for the successful utilization of
hydrogels in advanced applications such as human-machine interfaces and soft robotics …

Gelatin hydrogels are a promising candidate in biomedical fields due to their mechanical
and chemical characteristics. In the present work, the effect of variation of water content on …

A novel viscous dissipation potential is proposed for the visco-hyperelastic constitutive
modeling of short-time memory responses of soft materials, which can capture both linear …

This article presents a micromechanics-based model that constitutively relates internal
network physics of hydrogel-based nanocomposites with their visco-super-elastic …

Soft materials have attracted widespread attention and brought a wave of novel potential
applications. Accurate mechanical characterization is crucial for improving the ration design …