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Author Leronni, Alessandro, author

Title Modeling the electrochemoporomechanics of ionic polymer metal composites and cell clusters / Alessandro Leronni
Published Cham : Springer, [2022]
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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (some color)
Series Springer theses
Springer theses.
Contents Introduction -- Notation and symbols -- Introduction -- The role of shear deformation in the sensing response of ionic polymer metal composites
Summary 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.
Notes "Doctoral thesis accepted by University of Brescia, Italy."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 18, 2022)
Subject Conducting polymers.
Metallic composites.
Polymeric composites.
Addition polymerization.
Addition polymerization
Conducting polymers
Metallic composites
Polymeric composites
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783030922764
3030922766