Nanocomposite materials

There is an increasing demand for flexible, skin-attachable, and wearable strain sensors due to their various potential applications. However, achieving strain sensors with both high
sensitivity and high stretchability is still a grand challenge. Here, we propose highly sensitive and stretchable strain sensors based on the reversible microcrack formation in composite thin
films. Controllable parallel microcracks are generated in graphite thin films coated on elastomer films. Sensors made of graphite thin films with short microcracks possess high

The above minisymposium is organised
at the 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics in Barcelona
(Spain), July 20 - 25, 2014 (http://www.wccm-eccm-ecfd2014.org/frontal/default.asp). 



More details on the minisymposium can be
found in the enclosed PDF by following the link: http://www.wccm-eccm-ecfd2014.org/admin/Files/FileAbstract/A268.pdf  

ICEM 14 - International Conference on Experimental Mechanics

Poitiers, France, 4 - 9 July 2010

Abstracts are invited for the Smart Materials and Systems Mini Symposium (A9). We will welcome works related to smart materials and multifunctional nanocomposites and nanostructures characterisation and testing. More information can be found at the Conference website: http://www.icem14.fr

You are invited to present your research work on the mechanical behavior of nanocomposite materials (Nov. 13-19, 2009 in Florida, close to Disney World). This topic will be focused on systematic mechanics experiments, modeling and simulations to solve new challenging mechanics problems such the effect of nanofiller agglomeration on the stiffness and strength reduction; interfacial stress transferring and interface strength evaluation at the nanoscale.  Deadline for abstract submission is March 17, 2009.

You are invited to present your research work on the mechanical behavior of nanocomposite materials (Nov. 13-19, 2009 in Florida ). This topic will be focused on systematic mechanics experiments, modeling and simulations to solve new challenging mechanics problems such the effect of nanofiller agglomeration on the stiffness and strength reduction; interfacial stress transferring and interface strength evaluation at the nanoscale.

New students may start from January 2008 if the graduate students have previous research experience in solid mechanics (e.g., nano/micro-mechanics, computational mechanics) or material engineering (MD simulation, mechanical behaviors). Students will have the opportunities to conduct balanced experimental and computational work on the durabilty and impact failure of marine composite materials; failure and material designs of nanocomposite materials; or rehabilitation of infrastructure materials using composites and other materials.  An MS degree is required.