Modeling and simulation in tribology across scales: An overview
This review summarizes recent advances in the area of tribology based on the outcome of a
Lorentz Center workshop surveying various physical, chemical and mechanical phenomena …
Lorentz Center workshop surveying various physical, chemical and mechanical phenomena …
Quantitative characterization of surface topography using spectral analysis
Roughness determines many functional properties of surfaces, such as adhesion, friction,
and (thermal and electrical) contact conductance. Recent analytical models and simulations …
and (thermal and electrical) contact conductance. Recent analytical models and simulations …
Fully organic compliant dry electrodes self-adhesive to skin for long-term motion-robust epidermal biopotential monitoring
Wearable dry electrodes are needed for long-term biopotential recordings but are limited by
their imperfect compliance with the skin, especially during body movements and sweat …
their imperfect compliance with the skin, especially during body movements and sweat …
Three-dimensional piezoelectric polymer microsystems for vibrational energy harvesting, robotic interfaces and biomedical implants
Piezoelectric microsystems are of use in areas such as mechanical sensing, energy
conversion and robotics. The systems typically have a planar structure, but transforming …
conversion and robotics. The systems typically have a planar structure, but transforming …
Meeting the contact-mechanics challenge
This paper summarizes the submissions to a recently announced contact-mechanics
modeling challenge. The task was to solve a typical, albeit mathematically fully defined …
modeling challenge. The task was to solve a typical, albeit mathematically fully defined …
Robust, self-adhesive, reinforced polymeric nanofilms enabling gas-permeable dry electrodes for long-term application
Robust polymeric nanofilms can be used to construct gas-permeable soft electronics that
can directly adhere to soft biological tissue for continuous, long-term biosignal monitoring …
can directly adhere to soft biological tissue for continuous, long-term biosignal monitoring …
Polymer Adhesion: Seeking New Solutions for an Old Problem#
Polymer adhesion is ubiquitous in both the natural world and human technology. It is also a
complex multiscale phenomenon, such that the solution of adhesion problems requires a …
complex multiscale phenomenon, such that the solution of adhesion problems requires a …
Soft robotic steerable microcatheter for the endovascular treatment of cerebral disorders
Catheters used for endovascular navigation in interventional procedures lack dexterity at the
distal tip. Neurointerventionists, in particular, encounter challenges in up to 25% of …
distal tip. Neurointerventionists, in particular, encounter challenges in up to 25% of …
Bioinspired multiscale wet adhesive surfaces: structures and controlled adhesion
In nature, many organisms are able to accommodate a complex living environment by
develo** biological wet adhesive surfaces with unique functions such as fixation and …
develo** biological wet adhesive surfaces with unique functions such as fixation and …
Colloquium: Modeling friction: From nanoscale to mesoscale
The physics of sliding friction is gaining impulse from nanoscale and mesoscale
experiments, simulations, and theoretical modeling. This Colloquium reviews some recent …
experiments, simulations, and theoretical modeling. This Colloquium reviews some recent …