Bacterial cellulose (BC) is an environmentally friendly biomaterial that is widely investigated
because it possesses a unique hierarchical nanofiber network structure as well as …

Soft polymeric materials such as elastomers and hydrogels have played a significant role in
recent interdisciplinary research. They are subjected to large stretch and high cyclic loading …

The production of sustainable bioaerogel by using renewable biomass via eco‐friendly
techniques is a meaningful research topic. This study reports a facile bottom‐up green …

Fibrous networks are encountered in various natural and synthetic materials. Typically, they
have random microstructures with complex patterns of fibre distribution. This microstructure …

This study investigated the effect of the homogenization of bacterial cellulose particles and
their reintegration into a membrane on the mechanical and physical parameters of the films …

Bacterial cellulose (BC), a bacteria-synthesised cellulose material, has been intensively
researched in biomedical, food and packaging over several decades. However, its …

The chapter presents a review of the state-of-the-art schemes used for numerical modelling
of fibrous networks. It starts with introduction of fundamental concepts such as definition of …

Elastomers are subjected to high cyclic loading-unloading conditions where the typical
loading mode is multiaxial rather than simple loading, eg, uniaxial tension, thus …

Hydrogels became a class of materials for future medical applications. The main reason that
they attracted a growing interest is their excellent biocompatibility as well as structural …

The focus of this chapter is on the numerical modeling of various types of hydrogels. This
task is performed by examining numerical models available in the literature. In addition to …