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Modeling the electrochemoporomechanics of ionic polymer metal composites and cell clusters / Alessandro Leronni.

9783030922764 (electronic bk.)
3030922766 (electronic bk.)
9783030922757
3030922758

Cham : Springer, [2022]

©2022

English

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10.1007/978-3-030-92276-4 doi

QD382.C66 L47 2022

547/.70457

This book presents a novel continuum finite deformation framework addressing the complex interactions among electrostatics, species transport, and mechanics in solid networks immersed in a fluid phase of solvent and ions. Grounded on cutting-edge multiphysics theories for soft active materials, the proposed model is primarily applied to ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs). First, the influence of shear deformation on the IPMC response is analyzed through semi-analytical solutions obtained via the method of matched asymptotic expansions. Second, the novel electrochemo-poromechanical theory is used to predict the curvature relaxation and electric discharge that are observed in IPMC actuation and sensing, respectively, under a sustained stimulus. This newly formulated theory is, in turn, applied to biological cell clusters. Here, important mechanical considerations are integrated into classical bioelectrical models, thus offering novel insights into the interplay of mechanical and electrical signaling in the coordination of developmental processes. .

"Doctoral thesis accepted by University of Brescia, Italy."

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