In this work, we study the failure behavior of 3D-printed polymer composites undergoing
large deformations. Experimental results are compared to numerical simulations using the …

Cavitation is the sudden, unstable expansion of a void or bubble within a liquid or solid
subjected to a negative hydrostatic stress. Cavitation rheology is a field emerging from the …

In cells, phase-separated liquid condensates interact mechanically with surrounding elastic
networks such as chromatin and cytoskeleton. By considering the trade-offs between elastic …

Biological cells use droplets to separate components and spatially control their interior.
Experiments demonstrate that the complex, crowded cellular environment affects the droplet …

Cavitation is a common damage mechanism in soft solids. Here, we study this using a phase
separation technique in stretched, elastic solids to controllably nucleate and grow small …

When liquid droplets nucleate and grow in a polymer network, compressive stresses can
significantly increase their internal pressure, reaching values that far exceed the Laplace …

Determination of high strain-rate constitutive material parameters from highly compliant, non-
linear materials including hydrogels and soft tissues remains a significant challenge. To …

Elastomers saturated with gas at high pressure suffer from cavity nucleation, inflation, and
deflation upon rapid or explosive decompression. Although this process often results in …

Minimally invasive experimental methods that can measure local rate dependent
mechanical properties are essential in understanding the behaviour of soft and biological …

Cavity expansion due to internal pressurization is a fundamental problem encountered in
many environmental, geotechnical, drilling, reservoir and geo-energy engineering problems …