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Mechanical Resilience of Biofilms toward Environmental Perturbations Mediated by Extracellular Matrix
Zhang Q, Nguyen D, Tai J, Xu X, Nijjer J, Huang X, Li Y, Yan J. Mechanical Resilience of Biofilms toward Environmental Perturbations Mediated by Extracellular Matrix. Advanced Functional Materials 2022, 32 DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202110699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMechanical resilienceNonlinear viscoelastic behaviorMaterials science pointLarge shear forcesBiofilm removal strategiesMechanical behaviorViscoelastic materialsViscoelastic behaviorBiofilm mechanicsSoft materialsStructure-property relationshipsRheological regimesRheological measurementsShear forceFunctional soft materialsLarge mechanical perturbationsPhysical insightPolymeric networkRemoval strategiesDynamics simulationsMolecular dynamics simulationsMaterialsDynamic environmentMatrixMechanical perturbations
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Nonlinear inclusion theory with application to the growth and morphogenesis of a confined body
Li J, Kothari M, Chockalingam S, Henzel T, Zhang Q, Li X, Yan J, Cohen T. Nonlinear inclusion theory with application to the growth and morphogenesis of a confined body. Journal Of The Mechanics And Physics Of Solids 2022, 159: 104709. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2021.104709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchApproximate equilibrium solutionsMinimal analytical modelFinite element computationsJ.D. EshelbyInclusion theoryEquilibrium solutionNonlinear material responseOnset of damageCelebrated contributionsElement computationsTheoretical difficultiesTransformation of shapePhase transitionHomogenization methodFracture mechanicsExperimental observationsMechanical behaviorMaterial responseLarge deformationAnalytical modelMaterial systemElastic stressesTransformation strainMechanicsTheoretical model