Linking cavitation and fracture to molecular scale structural damage of model networks

Abstract

Needle-induced cavitation is performed on model end-linked gels to experimentally determine when soft solids will fail through either cavitation or fracture. Attention is also paid to when cavitation damages the network structure.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2022
Source ID
10.1039/d2sm00400c

Entities

People

  • Alfred J Crosby
  • Christopher W. Barney
  • Gregory N Tew
  • Ipek Sacligil

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research Global
  • University of Massachusetts

Tags

Readers

  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Polymer Science and Technology
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.