When two bodies are in contact, various surface/subsurface damage problems may arise,
which significantly shorten the service lives of functional components. These damage …

We review the experimental synthesis of smooth and rough particles, characterization of
surface roughness, quantification of the pairwise and bulk friction coefficients, and their …

We present a highly conformable, stretchable, and transparent electrode for application in
epidermal electronics based on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and Ag nanowire (AgNW) …

A mechanistic understanding of adhesion in soft materials is critical in the fields of
transportation (tires, gaskets, and seals), biomaterials, microcontact printing, and soft …

The contact between a rigid Hertzian indenter and an adhesive broad-band viscoelastic
substrate is considered. The material behaviour is described by a modified power law …

In this work, the nonlinear rheological properties of kaolinite suspensions as a model fluid
were studied. Three kaolinites with different average particle, aspect ratio and asperity were …

Responding to external stimuli is a trait observed in all living organisms. Modern artificial
materials have adopted this profound characteristic, thereby commencing the field of stimuli …

Commercial silicone elastomers are commonly used in soft materials research due to their
easily tunable mechanical properties. However, conventional polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) …

Two‐part, commercial silicone elastomers are used in a variety of fundamental soft materials
research and industrial applications due to their wide availability, ease of use, low cost, and …

I study the influence of temperature and the crack-tip velocity of bond breaking at the crack
tip in rubber-like materials. Bond breaking is considered as a stress-aided thermally …