The Mullins effect remains a major challenge in order to provide good mechanical modeling
of the complex behavior of industrial rubber materials. It has been forty years since Mullins …

The fracture mechanics of hydrogels, especially those with significantly enhanced
toughness, has attracted extensive research interests. In this article we discuss the …

Metamaterials are designed to realize exotic physical properties through the geometric
arrangement of their underlying structural layout,. Traditional mechanical metamaterials …

To advance the field of soft robotics, a unified database of material constitutive models and
experimental characterizations is of paramount importance. This will facilitate the use of …

Inspired by mammalian skins, soft hybrids integrating the merits of elastomers and hydrogels
have potential applications in diverse areas including stretchable and bio-integrated …

In many animals, the bonding of tendon and cartilage to bone is extremely tough (for
example, interfacial toughness∼ 800 J m− 2; refs,), yet such tough interfaces have not been …

Wearable flexible electronic strain sensor devices have developed rapidly in recent years
due to their potential capacity to detect human motion in various situations. However, it still …

Science'by Gerhard A. Holzapfel is facilitated by his own preface, where both the aims and
the approaches of the book are outlined, showing a clear overview of the material. Having …

Dielectric elastomer transducers consist of thin electrically insulating elastomeric
membranes coated on both sides with compliant electrodes. They are a promising …

The large strain nonlinear stress–strain behavior of thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs)
exhibits strong hysteresis, rate dependence and softening. Thermoplastic polyurethanes are …