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Simuli-responsive hydrogels that swell under constraints such as spatial geometric confinement are commonly employed in many applications to perform mechanical work. In this contribution, we present a simple 3D-printing based method to quantify the mechanical interactions between the gels and their environment. Our findings underscore the potential of gels in the design of actuators, sensors, biomedical devices, etc…

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I am delighted to extend an invitation to attend the next US National Committee of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNC/TAM) Distinguished Lecture to be delivered by Professor John Rogers of Northwestern University. The event will take place in-person, at the National Academies in Washington DC, and online (Zoom Live Stream) on May 5^th, 2023, 5-6 PM ET. A flyer with detailed information and a link for registration is enclosed.

Dear iMechanica community,

I would like to share with you the publication of our paper Identifying elastic wave polarization and bandgaps in periodic solid media, in the International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 

Title: Identifying elastic wave polarization and bandgaps in periodic solid media

Authors: Maria Carrillo-Munoz and Bhisham Sharma

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I'm happy to share a new article with you Polymer networks which locally rotate to acommodate stresses, torques, and deformations to be published in JMPS.

Title: Polymer networks which locally rotate to acommodate stresses, torques, and deformations

Author: Matthew Grasinger

Authors - Prashant K. Jha, Timothy Breitzman, and Kaushik Dayal 

Journal - Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis 

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