In this article, we review recent advances in elastomer degradation, focusing on four
fundamental mechanisms: thermal degradation, ozone degradation, thermo-oxidative …

Our recent studies departed from the conventional description of polymer fracture behavior
while maintaining consistency with the principles of material mechanics including linear …

The fracture behavior of polymers in elastomeric state exhibits rich characteristics. Stretch
rate and temperature can independently, as well as in combination, influence how such …

In this work, we have found that a prenotched double-network (DN) hydrogel, when
subjected to tensile loading in a pure-shear geometry, exhibits intriguing stick–slip crack …

Mechanoluminescent (ML) fibers and textiles enable stress visualization without auxiliary
power, showing great potential in wearable electronics, machine vision, and human …

The fracture toughness of inelastic materials consists of an intrinsic component associated
with the crack tip fracture process and a dissipative component due to bulk dissipation …

An experimental and theoretical study of delayed fracture of polydimethlsiloxane (PDMS) is
presented. Previous works have demonstrated that delayed fracture in single edge notch …

Large deformations of soft materials are customarily associated with strong constitutive and
geometrical nonlinearities that originate new modes of fracture. Some isotropic materials …

We review the approaches, both experimental and modelling, and the main results obtained
recently in the investigation of emulsions by diffusing wave spectroscopy (DWS). DWS is a …

Using mechanical energy to drive chemical transformations is an exciting prospect to
improve the sustainability of chemical reactions and to produce products not achievable by …