The generation of nano-microstructured polymer film surfaces has been a challenge during
the last decades. Advances in the fabrication of structured polymer surfaces to obtain micro …

Hydrogels possess magnificent properties which may be harnessed for novel applications.
However, this is not achievable if the mechanical behaviors of hydrogels are not well …

A variety of fascinating morphological patterns arise on surfaces of growing, develo** or
aging tissues, organs and microorganism colonies. These patterns can be classified into …

Hydrogels are capable of coupled mass transport and large deformation in response to
external stimuli. In this paper, a nonlinear, transient finite element formulation is presented …

Biological surfaces display fascinating topographic patterns such as corrugated blood cells
and wrinkled dog skin. These patterns have inspired an emerging technology in materials …

Surface wetting prevents surface fogging on transparent materials by facilitating filmwise
condensation with specific chemistry, but suffers from material and geometry selectivity …

Subject to a compressive membrane stress, an elastic film bonded on a substrate can
become unstable, forming wrinkles, creases or delaminated buckles. Further increasing the …

A polymer network can imbibe copious amounts of solvent and swell, the resulting state is
known as a gel. Depending on its constituents, a gel is able to deform under the influence of …

Structural wrinkles in nature have been widely imitated to enhance the surface
functionalities of objects, especially three-dimensional (3D) architectured wrinkles, holding …

Mechanically diverse polymer gels are commonly integrated into biomedical devices, soft
robots, and tissue engineering scaffolds to perform distinct yet coordinated functions in wet …