Multi-field Modelling of Soft Active Materials

Properties and Design
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-3-527-35468-9
Verlag: Wiley-VCH GmbH

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm

An expert and up-to-date discussion of the properties and design of soft active material modeling

In Multi-Field Modeling of Soft Active Materials: Properties and Design, distinguished researcher Rui Xiao delivers an up-to-date exploration of the multi-field modeling of soft active materials, including shape-memory polymers, liquid crystal elastomers, dielectric elastomers, magnetic elastomers, and hydrogels. The book discusses the modeling, simulation, and theoretical progress on each covered soft active material.

The author provides guidance on future development of the theoretical approaches for active materials, as well as efficient tools to design functional soft machines composed of active materials. He offers a deep understanding of the underlying mechanisms of stimulus-response behaviors.

Readers will also find: - A thorough introduction to the basics of continuum mechanics
- Comprehensive explorations of hyperelastic and viscoeleastic models
- Practical discussions of an electro-mechanical coupled model for dielectric elastomers
- A complete treatment of a chemo-mechanical model for hydrogels

Perfect for materials scientists, polymer chemists, analytical chemists, and theoretical chemists, Multi-Field Modeling of Soft Active Materials will also benefit computer analysts with an interest in functional soft machines.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Xiao, Rui

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Maschinenbau Konstruktionslehre, Bauelemente, CAD
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik Physik der weichen Materie
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Polymerwerkstoffe
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Computeranwendungen in der Technik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword
Preface
 
1 BASICS OF CONTINUUM MECHANICS
1.1 Vectors and Tensors
1.2 Kinematics
1.3 Stress
1.4 Balance Principles
 
2 HYPERELASTIC AND VISCOELASTIC MODELS
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Hyperelastic Models
2.3 Viscoelastic Models
2.4 Conclusion
 
3 A THERMO-MECHANICAL COUPLED MODEL FOR AMORPHOUS SHAPE-MEMORY POLYMERS
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Thermodynamics
3.3 Parameter Determination
3.4 Results
3.5 Discussion
3.6 Conclusion
 
4 AN ELECTRO-MECHANICAL COUPLED MODEL FOR DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Theory
4.3 Finite Element Implementation
4.4 Conclusion
 
5 A MAGNETIC-MECHANICAL COUPLED MODEL FOR MAGNETOACTIVE SOFT MATERIALS
 

5.1 Introduction
5.2 A Magnetic-mechanical Coupled Model for h-MREs
5.3 Magnetic-activated Shape-memory Polymers
5.4 Conclusion
 
6 MULTI-FIELD MODELING OF LIQUID CRYSTAL ELASTOMERS
6.1 Introduction
6.2 General Theory for Liquid Crystal Elasotmers
6.3 Thermo-mechanical Coupled Model for Monodmain Liquid Crystal Elastomers
6.4 A Viscoelastic Micropolar Theory for Monodomain Liquid Crystal Elastomers
6.5 Theory for Polydomain Liquid Crystal Elastomers
6.6 Conclusion
 
7 A CHEMO-MECHANICAL MODEL FOR HYDROGELS
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Thermodynamics
7.3 Constitutive Relations
7.4 Results
7.5 Conclusion
 

 

Über Autor(innen)

Rui Xiao, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Mechanics at Zhejiang University. His research is focused on the constitute relationship of polymers, smart materials and structures, and the mechanics of soft materials.