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Magneto-active polymers

Magneto-Mechanical System to Reproduce and Quantify Complex Strain Patterns in Biological Materials

Submitted by Daniel Garcia-… on
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Magneto-active polymers
mechanobiology
FEM
FEniCS

Based on magneto-active polymers, we provide a non-invasive and real-time control methodology to impose complex mechanical forces on biological systems. The device is conceptualised to be suitable for any traditional microscope! See scheme:

We allow for reproducing complex mechanical processes by simulating a set of local strain patterns occurring in real scenarios. We demonstrated this by simulating strain distribution occurring within the brain tissue during a head impact (Knutsen et al., 2020 #BMphi).

Experimental study of Magneto-active polymers : A Comprehensive Review

Submitted by mokarram76 on
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magnetorheological Elastomers (MRE)
Magneto-active polymers
soft robotics
Coupled Problems

Magnetorheological elastomers (MREs) are a class of recently emerged smart materials whose moduli are largely influenced when exposed to an external magnetic field. The MREs are particulate composites, where micro-sized magnetic particles are dispersed inside a non-magnetic polymeric matrix. These elastomers are known for changing their mechanical and rheological properties in the presence of a magnetic field. This change in properties is widely known as the magnetorheological (MR) effect.

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