iMechanica - active materials
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https://imechanica.org/node/27064
<div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-6 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/76">research</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/656">education</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/746">summer school</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1044">engineering</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/13667">learning</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/179">solid mechanics</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2954">active materials</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/3950">soft materials</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/3568">additive manufacturing</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/11896">4D printing</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/9171">3D printing</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/10331">Shape Memory Polymers</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/162">computational mechanics</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/185">experimental mechanics</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1604">hydrogels</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Glad to</span> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">share that the University of Pavia, together with Politecnico di Milano, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and University of Bologna, organizes the <strong>International Summer School “Mechanics of active soft materials: experiments, theory, numerics, and applications”</strong> within the Lake Como School of Advanced Studies, from <strong>1st to 5th July 2024</strong> at Villa del Grumello (Como, Italy). </span><a href="https://star.lakecomoschool.org/">https://star.lakecomoschool.org/</a></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">More information on how to <strong>participate,</strong> <strong>fees,</strong> <strong>program, </strong>and <strong>speakers</strong>: <a href="https://star.lakecomoschool.org/">https://star.lakecomoschool.org/</a></span></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">This initiative is <strong>addressed to</strong> graduate and undergraduate students, PhD students and postdoctoral researchers <strong>in the fields of</strong> applied mathematics, mechanical, chemical, materials engineering, bioengineering, physics.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">This school <strong>aims</strong> at creating a bridge between mechanics, chemistry, and physics to educate future scientists in the novel and fast-growing scientific framework of active soft matter.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Lectures will</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> <strong>introduce</strong> participants to fundamental notions of solid, computational, and experimental mechanics for active soft materials, <strong>also tackling</strong> recent and underdeveloped aspects related to the use of artificial intelligence, fracture issues, the most used representative classes of materials and numerous innovative application fields. The School will enable participants to <strong>deepen their understanding</strong> of the matter, <strong>discovering </strong>new angles and <strong>interacting </strong>with prominent speakers, who will <strong>share their expertise</strong> with the audience.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">During practical <strong>hands-on sessions</strong>, participants will be able to carry out projects and physical activities related to the topics explained during the lectures. At the end of the School, the teams will make a pitch and the <strong>best one will be awarded</strong>.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Also, participants can show and discuss their research activities by dedicated poster sessions; in particular, <strong>awards will be assigned at the end of the school for the best poster</strong>.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Moreover, it will be possible for attendees to submit a contribution to the <strong>Special Issue</strong> “Mechanics, manufacturing, and applications of active soft materials and structures” to be published on the Springer journal "Mechanics of Soft Materials". More info at <a href="https://link.springer.com/journal/42558/updates/26557326">https://link.springer.com/journal/42558/updates/26557326</a></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><strong><em>Organizers</em></strong>: Giulia SCALET, Silvia FARÉ, Konstantin VOLOKH, Fabiana ZAMA.</span></p>
<p><strong><em><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Lecturers</span></em></strong><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">: Leonid IONOV, Michael GELINSKY, Stefano PANDINI, Shawn A. CHESTER, Roberto BRIGHENTI, Giulia SCALET, Andrea SPAGNOLI, Mahmood JABAREEN, X. Shelly ZHANG, Oliver WEEGER, Konstantin VOLOKH, Giovanni VOZZI, Carmelo DE MARIA, Silvia FARÈ, Arianna MENCIASSI, Tommaso GHIDINI, Ingrid PAOLETTI</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><strong><em>Contacts</em></strong>: <a href="mailto:giulia.scalet@unipv.it">giulia.scalet@unipv.it</a></span></p>
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</div></div></div>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 10:21:06 +0000giulia scalet27064 at https://imechanica.orghttps://imechanica.org/node/27064#commentshttps://imechanica.org/crss/node/27064Summer School “Mechanics of active soft materials" 1-5 July 2024
https://imechanica.org/node/27038
<div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-6 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/74">conference</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/746">summer school</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/179">solid mechanics</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2954">active materials</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/3950">soft materials</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/3568">additive manufacturing</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/11896">4D printing</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/9171">3D printing</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/10331">Shape Memory Polymers</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/162">computational mechanics</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/185">experimental mechanics</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1604">hydrogels</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><strong>Save the date!</strong></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">The University of Pavia, together with Politecnico di Milano, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and University of Bologna, organizes the <strong>International Summer School</strong> <strong>“<em>Mechanics of active soft materials: experiments, theory, numerics, and applications</em>”</strong> within the Lake Como School of Advanced Studies.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Organizers: Prof. </span>Giulia Scalet, Prof. Silvia Faré, Prof. Konstantin Volokh, and Prof. Fabiana Zama.</p>
<p>When: <strong>1-5 July 2024</strong></p>
<p>Where: Villa del Grumello, Como, Italy</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Info coming soon at <a href="https://lakecomoschool.org/">https://lakecomoschool.org/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Contacts: <a href="mailto:giulia.scalet@unipv.it">giulia.scalet@unipv.it</a> </p>
</div></div></div>Tue, 19 Dec 2023 13:23:53 +0000giulia scalet27038 at https://imechanica.orghttps://imechanica.org/node/27038#commentshttps://imechanica.org/crss/node/27038Mini-symposium "3D Micro/Nano-Architectures Based On Low-Dimensional Materials" SES 2020 at Minneapolis
https://imechanica.org/node/24025
<div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-6 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/74">conference</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/12759">SES 2020</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/12774">Micro/Nano-Architectures</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/11297">Low-Dimensional Materials</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2954">active materials</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/9075">soft robotics</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>We are excited by organizing a mini-symposium on 3D Micro/Nano-Architectures Based On Low-Dimensional Materials at the coming Society of Engineering Science (SES) 57th Annual Technical Meeting. More details about the mini-symposium are given below. We are posting this announcement to welcome submitting relevant abstracts to our mini-symposium.The submission is now open and more information on abstract submissions can be found on 2020 SES website with a submission deadline of March 17, 2020. Thank you for your contribution and I am looking forward to seeing you at 2020 SES at Minneapolis. <br /> <br /><a href="https://ccaps.umn.edu/SES">https://ccaps.umn.edu/SES</a> <br /> <br />Again, during submission, you can find our mini-symposium within Track 7. Soft, Active Materials and Applications in Soft Robotics. Let us know directly if you have any difficulty in submission.<br /> <br />Introduction to this mini-symposium: Low-dimensional materials have been at the forefront of materials research in recent years, and widely used in the fabrication of functional devices due to their excellent electrical and optical properties, as well as their atomically well-defined nanostructures and reliable mechanics. Most studies utilize the materials in their original planar or fiber form, which do not take full advantage of the ultrahigh in-plane strength, lightweight and superior bending flexibility of those materials. An emerging direction in materials research is to identify a reliable way to transform the low-dimensional sheets/tubes/dots, produced from chemical growth, into well-defined 3D micro/nano-architectures, which provide an ideal platform for many applications including metamaterials with advanced mechanics, bioelectronics, biosensing, and energy storage. This mini-symposium will collect cutting-edge research and discuss ways to model, design, fabricate and control 3D micro/nano-structures based on low-dimensional building blocks. <br /> <br />Best wishes,<br /> <br />Zhao Qin and Weinan Xu<br /> <br />------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Weinan Xu, Ph.D.<br />Assistant Professor<br />Department of Polymer Engineering, University of Akron<br />Phone: 330-972-6675<br />Email: <a href="mailto:weinanxu@uakron.edu">weinanxu@uakron.edu</a><br />Website: <a href="https://weinanxu.wixsite.com/akron">https://weinanxu.wixsite.com/akron</a><br /> <br />Zhao Qin, Ph.D.<br />Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering<br />151L Link Hall <br />Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. 13244 <br />Phone: 315-443-1038<br />Email: <a href="mailto:zqin02@syr.edu">zqin02@syr.edu</a><br />Website: <a href="http://www.zhaoqinresearch.com">www.zhaoqinresearch.com</a></p>
</div></div></div>Mon, 24 Feb 2020 20:26:15 +0000zhaoqin24025 at https://imechanica.orghttps://imechanica.org/node/24025#commentshttps://imechanica.org/crss/node/24025Postdoc Position available at Singapore University of Technology and Design
https://imechanica.org/node/21679
<div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-6 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/73">job</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/871">postdoc</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/9171">3D printing</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2954">active materials</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/179">solid mechanics</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Postdoctoral Positions:</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Our group has one postdoctoral position opening supported by <strong>Singapore University of Technology and Design</strong> (<strong>SUTD</strong>)-<strong>Digital Manufacturing and Design</strong> (<strong>DManD</strong>) Centre for a projects of 3D printing with active materials.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">We are seeking self-motivated postdoctoral researchers with a strong background on <strong>solid mechanics, FEA simulation and material characterization.</strong><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">The successful candidate is required to have:</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><span><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">1.<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Ph.D. in Solid Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and other related fields.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">2.<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Experience in FEA simulation using ABAQUS with viscoelastic materials;</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">3.<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Experience in implementing User Material Subroutine (UMAT) into ABAQUS is preferred;</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">4.<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Experience in polymer characterization, such as DMA, stress relaxation, is preferred.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Monthly Salary:</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> S$ 5,000 - S$5,500</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Interested applicants please</span><span>find details about our research through </span><span><span>amd.sutd.edu.sg</span></span><span> and</span><span> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">contact Prof. Kevin Ge Qi (</span></span><a href="mailto:ge_qi@sutd.edu.sg"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">ge_qi@sutd.edu.sg</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">) for detailed information.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Introduction to SUTD and DManD centre:</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) is Singapore’s fourth public university, and one of the first universities in the world to incorporate the art and science of design and technology into a multi-disciplinary curriculum. Established in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2009, SUTD seeks to nurture technically-grounded leaders and innovators in engineering product development, engineering systems and design, information systems technology and design, and architecture and sustainable design, to serve societal needs.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>The University, also in collaboration with Zhejiang University (ZJU) and Singapore Management University (SMU), is distinguished by its unique East and West academic programmes which incorporate elements of technology, entrepreneurship, management and design thinking.</span></p>
<p><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>The Digital Manufacturing and Design (DManD) Centre – the Centre will create the frontiers of digital design and manufacturing by bringing together new ideas and state</span><span>-</span><span>of-the-art methods in computational and engineering sciences, industrial engineering, architecture, and the humanities, arts, and social sciences. The Centre will pursue technology advances along many fronts and bring them together within a new cyberphysical manufacturing testbed that will facilitate demonstration of design and manufacturing innovations and their rapid exploitation, as well as serve as a unique platform for research.</span></span></p>
</div></div></div>Tue, 10 Oct 2017 07:12:28 +0000KevinGE21679 at https://imechanica.orghttps://imechanica.org/node/21679#commentshttps://imechanica.org/crss/node/21679Instabilities in Magnetoactive Materials
https://imechanica.org/node/14239
<div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-6 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/76">research</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/171">materials modeling</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/934">Composites</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2605">Multiphysics</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2954">active materials</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/5256">laminates</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/5990">instabilities</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/8482">layered media</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>
<strong>Stability of anisotropic magnetorheological elastomers in finite deformations: A micromechanical approach</strong>
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<em>Stephan Rudykh and</em><em> Katia Bertoldi</em>
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<p>Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 61 (2013) 949–967</p>
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<strong><em>Abstract:</em></strong>
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We study stability of magnetorheological elastomers (MREs) undergoing finite deformations in the presence of a magnetic field and derive a general condition for the onset of macroscopic instabilities. In particular, we focus on anisotropic MREs with magnetoactive particles that are aligned along a particular direction, forming chain-like structures.<br />
We idealize the microstructure of such anisotropic magnetosensitive elastomers as a multilayered structure and derive an analytical model for the behavior of these materials. The analytical model, together with the derived condition for the onset of instabilities, is used to investigate the influence of magnetomechanical finite deformations on the stability of the anisotropic MREs.<br />
While the formulation is developed for generic hyperelastic magnetosensitive elastomers,<br />
results are presented for a special class of soft materials incorporating a neo-Hookean hyperelastic response.<br />
The influence of material properties and loading conditions is investigated, providing a detailed picture of<br />
the possible failure modes.
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<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2012.12.008">http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2012.12.008</a>
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</div></div></div>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 20:28:07 +0000Stephan Rudykh14239 at https://imechanica.orghttps://imechanica.org/node/14239#commentshttps://imechanica.org/crss/node/14239Two postdocs at U. Pittsburgh
https://imechanica.org/node/9996
<div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-6 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/73">job</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/218">buckling</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/387">biomimetics</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/934">Composites</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1305">smart composite</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1497">soft tissue mechanics</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2954">active materials</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Two post-doctoral positions are available in the lab of Sachin Velankar in the Dept. of Chemical Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh to conduct experimental research on the biomechanics of surface texturing in cephalopods (octopus or cuttlefish), and to devise reversibly-morphing surfaces. These animals are famous for their camouflage abilities. Like many other animals, cephalopods can change their color, but in addition, they can also change the texture of their skin by expressing protuberances or wrinkles. This research aims to elucidate the biomechanics of texture changes and devise biomimetic surfaces that change their surface topography in response to stimulus.</p>
<p>One post-doc position is collaborative with Prof. Roger <span class="il">Hanlon</span> of Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA. It will involve measuring mechanical properties and structural characterization of cephalopod tissues. Accordingly, experimental expertise with structural and mechanical characterization of soft tissues, and background knowledge of tissue mechanics is critical.</p>
<p>A second position involves fabricating reversibly-morphing surfaces using synthetic soft materials. The ideal candidate will have an experimental research background in at least one of the following areas: smart materials (e.g. shape memory alloys, electroactive polymers, artificial muscles, etc.), or composite materials, or soft materials (soft biological tissues, elastomers, hydrogels, etc.), or robotics. A general familiarity with mechanics, at least at the undergraduate level, is critical.</p>
<p>This research is funded by a grant from the U.S. Air Force. The post-doctoral fellow will have substantial independence in pursuing his/her own research ideas, and this fellowship would be an excellent platform to launch their own independent career. This project also offers opportunities to collaborate with an expert on numerical simulation. A commitment of roughly 1.5 years is expected, although a somewhat shorter or longer period can be considered. </p>
<p>Interested candidates should email <a href="mailto:velankars@gmail.com" target="_blank">velankars@gmail.com</a></p>
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<p>Sachin Velankar<br />
Associate Professor<br />
Dept. of Chemical Engineering<br />
University of Pittsburgh<br />
PA 15261 USA<br />
Ph. <a href="node/add/tel:412-624-9984" target="_blank">412-624-9984</a><br />
Fax <a href="node/add/tel:412-624-9639" target="_blank">412-624-9639</a><br />
Em. <a href="mailto:velankars@gmail.com" target="_blank">velankars@gmail.com</a><br />
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</div></div></div>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:15:42 +0000velankar9996 at https://imechanica.orghttps://imechanica.org/node/9996#commentshttps://imechanica.org/crss/node/9996Active Materials for Medical Devices
https://imechanica.org/node/4082
<div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-6 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/74">conference</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/171">materials modeling</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/485">electro-active polymers</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/558">shape memory</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1152">Shape Memory Alloys</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2954">active materials</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>In conjunction with the 2nd International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - BIOSTEC 2009 </p>
<p> </p>
<p> <strong>The First International Workshop on <br />
Active Materials for Medical Devices – AMMD 2009</strong> </p>
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will take place in Oporto, 14-19 January 2009.
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<strong>Scope and topics</strong><br />
Workshop "AMMD Active Materials for Medical Devices" should pay attention to all kinds biodevices, mainly implantable or quirurgical, for diagnosis or treatment of different pathologies, which benefit from the use of active materials as sensors or actuators. <br />
Such Active or "Intelligent" Materials are capable of responding in a controlled way to different external physical or chemical stimuli by changing some of their properties. These materials can be used to design and develop sensors, actuators and multifunctional systems with a large number of applications for developing medical devices. </p>
<p> Among these materials the most promising ones for such devices are:<br />
- Piezoelectric materials<br />
- Piroelectric materials<br />
- Shape-memory Alloys<br />
- Shape-memory Polymers<br />
- Electroactive Polymers<br />
- Magnetorheological Materials<br />
- Electrochromical Materials<br />
- Multifunctional Composites<br />
- and other subtypes </p>
<p> Current work on these field entails problems related to synthesis, characterization, modelling, simulation, processing and prototyping technologies, all of which could be treated in depth in the AMMD Workshop. </p>
<p> Mechanical properties, models, simulations and trials related with these materials will also be taken into account.</p>
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<strong>Important Dates</strong><br />
Regular Paper Submission: <strong>Regular Paper Submission Extended: October 31, 2008</strong><br />
Authors Notification: <strong>November 10, 2008</strong><br />
Final Paper Submission and Registration: <strong>November 17, 2008</strong> </p>
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<br /><strong>Submission of Papers</strong><br />
Prospective authors are invited to submit papers in any of the topics listed above. <br />
Instructions for preparing the manuscript (in Word and Latex formats) are available at the conference <a href="http://www.biodevices.org/Paper_Templates.htm" target="_blank" class="textoNormal"><strong>Paper Templates</strong></a> web page. Please also check the web page with the Submission Guidelines.<a href="http://www.biostec.org/paper_templates.htm" target="_blank" class="textoNormal"></a><br />
Papers should be submitted electronically via the web-based submission system at:
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<a href="http://www.insticc.org/Primoris" target="_blank" class="textoNormal">http://www.insticc.org/Primoris</a> selecting the Workshop on AMMD.
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<br /><strong>Publications</strong><br />
All accepted papers will be published in the workshop proceedings book, under an ISBN reference, and in CD-ROM support.
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<br /><strong>Registration Information</strong><br />
At least one author of an accepted paper must register for the workshop. If the registration fees are not received by November 17, 2008 the paper will not be published in the workshop proceedings book.
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<br /><strong>Secretariat Contacts </strong><br /><strong>BIOSTEC Workshops - AMMD 2009</strong><br />
e-mail: <a href="mailto:" target="secretariat@biostec.org" class="textoNormal">secretariat@biostec.org</a>
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</div></div></div>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:08:32 +0000Andres Diaz Lantada4082 at https://imechanica.orghttps://imechanica.org/node/4082#commentshttps://imechanica.org/crss/node/4082Error | iMechanica