Viscoelastic stress relaxation is a basic characteristic of soft matter systems such as colloids,
gels, and biological networks. Although the Maxwell model of linear viscoelasticity provides …

Spiropyran molecular switches, in conjunction with transition metal ions, are shown to
operate as reversible polymer cross-linkers. Solutions containing a spiropyran …

A new mathematical representation for nonlinear viscoelasticity is presented based on the
application of the Volterra series expansion to the general nonlinear relationship between …

There is no universal model for thixotropy, and comparing thixotropic effects between
different fluids is a subtle yet challenging problem. We introduce a generalized (model …

We derive and study equations for the weakly nonlinear medium-amplitude oscillatory shear
(MAOS) response of materials exhibiting time-strain separability. Results apply to …

We consider the corotational Maxwell model which is perhaps the simplest constitutive
model with a nontrivial oscillatory shear response that can be solved analytically. The exact …

Imparting multiple, distinct dynamic processes at precise time scales in polymers is a grand
challenge in soft materials design with implications for applications including electrolytes …

To study the linear viscoelastic (LVE) of crumb rubber-modified asphalt mixtures before and
after the warm mix additive was added methods of obtaining the discrete and continuous …

The inference of the spectral function representing the relaxation process of a material is an
ill-posed problem and regularization is key to solving such problems. Significant information …

Uncertainty propagates through calculations, down to molecular scales to infer
microstructural features, and up to macroscopic scales with predictive flow simulations. Here …