[HTML][HTML] Properties and applications of PDMS for biomedical engineering: A review

I Miranda, A Souza, P Sousa, J Ribeiro… - Journal of functional …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is an elastomer with excellent optical, electrical and
mechanical properties, which makes it well-suited for several engineering applications. Due …

Comprehensive constitutive modeling and analysis of multi-elastic polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) for wearable device simulations

NA Zulkifli, GD Moon, DC Hyun, S Lee - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Within the field of wearable devices, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) has long been one of the
most prominent materials utilized. It is therefore unsurprising that demands for its usage has …

Flexible piezo-resistive strain sensors using all-polydimethylsiloxane based hybrid nanocomposites for wearable electronics

R Mahato, SM Islam, RK Maurya, S Kumar… - Physical Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
We report flexible piezo-resistive strain sensors composed of silver nanoparticle (Ag NP),
graphene nanoplatelet (GNP), and multi walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-based ternary …

Thermoelectric performance and stress analysis on wearable thermoelectric generator under bending load

S Fan, Y Gao, A Rezania - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
With the growing popularity of flexible micro-electronics and health-monitoring sensors,
wearable flexible thermoelectric generators (TEGs) are receiving attention due to their ability …

3D manufacturing of intracranial aneurysm biomodels for flow visualizations: Low cost fabrication processes

A Souza, MS Souza, D Pinho, R Agujetas… - Mechanics Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
There is a continuous search for better and more complete in vitro models with mechanical
properties closer to in vivo conditions. In this work a manufacturing process, based on a lost …

Flexible PDMS microparticles to mimic RBCs in blood particulate analogue fluids

D Pinho, BN Muñoz-Sánchez, CF Anes, EJ Vega… - Mechanics Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) has a wide variety of commercial and industrial applications
due to its mechanical and rheological properties in a range similar to the living tissues. In …

A new adaptive peridynamic framework for modeling large deformation and fracture behavior of hyperelastic materials

DA Abdoh - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2025 - Elsevier
Accurate prediction of deformation and fracture behaviors of hyperelastic materials is crucial
in engineering applications and industry. The paper presents a new three-dimensional …

[HTML][HTML] An innovative PDMS cell to improve the thermal conductivity measurements of nanofluids

RR Souza, FMS Barbosa, G Nobrega… - Thermal Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The traditional methods to measure the thermal conductivity of nanofluids (NFs) do not allow
the investigation of critical features that affect the NF's heat transfer performance. For …

Microfluidic approach to correlate C. elegans neuronal functional aging and underlying changes of gene expression in mechanosensation

J Wan, JL Ding, H Lu - Lab on a Chip, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The aging process has broad physiological impacts, including a significant decline in
sensory function, which threatens both physical health and quality of life. One ideal model to …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of shear strain on PDMS: Numerical and experimental approaches

A Souza, E Marques, C Balsa, J Ribeiro - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is one of the most popular elastomers and has been used in
different fields, especially in biomechanics research. Among the many interesting features of …