Power law creep and delayed failure of gels and fibrous materials under stress

This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Henry A. Lockwood, Molly H. Agar, Suzanne M. Fielding We introduce a simple mesoscopic model for the irreversible failure of gels and fibrous materials, and demonstrate it to capture much of the phenomenology seen in recent experiments on protein gels. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry

Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - February 22, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Henry A. Lockwood Source Type: research