Computational Design of Viscoelastic Gels with Tunable Mechanical Energy Dissipation
Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2014.
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| author | Adityan, Aarthy Kannan |
| author2 | Krystyn J. Van Vliet. |
| author_facet | Krystyn J. Van Vliet. Adityan, Aarthy Kannan |
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| description | Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2014. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/922292019-04-09T19:09:17Z Computational Design of Viscoelastic Gels with Tunable Mechanical Energy Dissipation Adityan, Aarthy Kannan Krystyn J. Van Vliet. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2014. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages [88]-91). The development of engineered materials that exhibit mechanical characteristics similar to biological tissues can enable testing the effect of ballistics and designing of protective equipment. The physical instability of existing tissue simulants over long times and ambient temperatures has propelled interest in using polymer gel systems that could potentially mimic the mechanical response of tissues. More generally, the capacity to tune the mechanical energy dissipation characteristics of such gels is of interest to a range of applications. The present work uses a computational approach to predict the material properties of such gels. A finite element model and simulation of an impact indentation test was developed, with the polymer gel properties simulated via a multiscale material modeling technique. The computational model was validated by comparing the simulated response to experimental data on polymer gels. The model was then used to predict the optimized material properties of the gels for use in diverse applications including tissue simulants. by Aarthy Kannan Adityan. S.M. 2014-12-08T18:58:01Z 2014-12-08T18:58:01Z 2014 2014 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/92229 897472580 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 102 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Adityan, Aarthy Kannan Computational Design of Viscoelastic Gels with Tunable Mechanical Energy Dissipation |
| title | Computational Design of Viscoelastic Gels with Tunable Mechanical Energy Dissipation |
| title_full | Computational Design of Viscoelastic Gels with Tunable Mechanical Energy Dissipation |
| title_fullStr | Computational Design of Viscoelastic Gels with Tunable Mechanical Energy Dissipation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Computational Design of Viscoelastic Gels with Tunable Mechanical Energy Dissipation |
| title_short | Computational Design of Viscoelastic Gels with Tunable Mechanical Energy Dissipation |
| title_sort | computational design of viscoelastic gels with tunable mechanical energy dissipation |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/92229 |
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