- Titel
- Surface Softness Tuning with Arch-Forming Active Hydrogel Elements
- Zitierfähige Url:
- https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa2-941939
- Quellenangabe
- Advanced engineering materials
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Jahrgang: 25
Heft: 16
E-ISSN: 1527-2648
Artikelnummer: 2201935 - Erstveröffentlichung
- 2023
- Abstract (EN)
- Thin active elements can be added to rigid surfaces for the tuning of mechanical contact properties. The deformation of the active structures leads to the forming of arches. Depending on the forming of the arch, the force–displacement curve for contact becomes more or less steep. This can be understood as changing the interaction property between soft and hard. Herein, this concept is presented with hydrogels inside the active elements. Analytical derivations and finite-element simulation results for actuation and contact, based on the stimulus expansion model, are shown. This modeling approach appropriately captures the stimulus-dependent swelling properties of the material and can be easily applied in commercial finite-element tools. Special considerations are taken for the encapsulation of the active materials. A thin encapsulation foil allows 1) the use of swelling agents, such as water, without contaminating the contact objects. Furthermore, 2) appropriate water reservoirs for the swelling process can be included. The simulation results show that a surface softness tuning can be realized. The presented active material and dimensions are exemplary; the concept can be applied to other active materials for tuning surface interactions.
- Andere Ausgabe
- Link zum Artikel, der zuerst in der Zeitschrift „ Advanced engineering materials” im Verlag Wiley-VCH erschienen ist.
DOI: 10.1002/adem.202201935 - Freie Schlagwörter (EN)
- encapsulations, finite-element analyses, smart materials, soft–hard active– passive embedded structures, tunable contact properties
- Klassifikation (DDC)
- 540
- 660
- Verlag
- Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
- Version / Begutachtungsstatus
- publizierte Version / Verlagsversion
- URN Qucosa
- urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa2-941939
- Veröffentlichungsdatum Qucosa
- 07.11.2024
- Dokumenttyp
- Artikel
- Sprache des Dokumentes
- Englisch
- Lizenz / Rechtehinweis
CC BY 4.0