Swelling is an important property of charged gels and membranes. The size of pores and,
therefore, membrane properties such as conductivity, diffusion and hydraulic permeability …

We investigate the swelling dynamics driven by solvent absorption in a hydrogel sphere
immersed in a solvent bath, through a computational model and a numerical study. We …

In this paper, we present a theoretical and finite element framework for the inhomogeneous
swelling of fiber-reinforced anisotropic hydrogels and investigate the effects of their …

We aim at coupling the theory of swelling, describing the effects of solvent uptake in
polymeric solids, with that of growing, describing the change of the relaxed state in a …

Shape memory hydrogel composites (SMHCs) have been developed to enhance the
performance of SMHs, serving as smart soft materials with superior shape and performance …

The biaxial mechanical properties constitute another remarkable advantage of graphene,
but their evaluation has been overlooked in polymer nanocomposites. Herein, we provided …

Motivated by pine cones and plant seeds that open or close in response to changes in
humidity thanks to the shrinking or swelling of hygroscopic bilayers, and given the recent …