The cell, as the most fundamental unit of life, is a microcosm of biology in which the
confluence of nearly all aspects of classical physics (mechanics, statistical physics …

Polymers in nanofiber format promise a great potential as sorbents for extraction techniques.
This tutorial provides an overview of direct coupling of extraction techniques based on …

Due to surface tension, a beading instability takes place in a long enough fluid column that
results in the breakup of the column and the formation of smaller packets with the same …

Surface elasticity models including the Gurtin–Murdoch theory within the framework of
continuum mechanics are analyzed and applied to the 2-D boundary value problem of a …

We present a computational framework to obtain nonlinearly elastic constitutive relations of
special Cosserat rods with surface energy. The framework allows the rod's cross-section to …

The surface energy has been one of the topics of atomistic research for nanoparticles in the
last decades. However, the physical role of surface stress and its quantification have been a …

We propose an approach to measure surface elastic constants of soft solids. Generally, this
requires one to probe interfacial mechanics at around the elastocapillary length scale, which …

The Shuttleworth equation: a linear stress–strain relation ubiquitously used in modeling the
behavior of soft surfaces. Its validity in the realm of materials subject to large deformation is a …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials hold great promise for future electronic, optical,
thermal devices and beyond, underpinning which the predictability, stability and reliability of …

Influence of surface energy on an interaction problem between a flexible circular nanoplate
and a nanolayer is examined by using a variational formulation and the GM surface theory …