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SUMMARY:The 2017 DCAMM Annual Seminar Speaker
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Zhigang Suo<br>\nAllen E. and Marilyn M. Puckett Professor of<br>\nMechanics and Materials, <br>\nHarvard University, USA&nbsp;<br>\n</strong></p>\n<p>will give the lecture </p>\n<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>"Mechanics and chemistry of hydrogels<br>\n</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Abstract:</strong> <br>\n<span style="color: black;"></span></p>\n<p style="text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in;"><span style="color: black;">What can we do if water is a tough solid?&nbsp; A hydrogel aggregates water and a polymer network.&nbsp; The polymer network makes the hydrogel an elastic solid, but water in the hydrogel retains its molecular properties.&nbsp; Several recent findings show that hydrogels can achieve properties and applications well beyond previously imagined.&nbsp; Hydrogels can be made as tough as rubber, and retain water in low-humidity environment. Hydrogels are stretchable, transparent, ionic conductors, and enable devices that mimic muscles, skins, and axons. This talk describes the mechanics and chemistry of these materials and applications.&nbsp; Emphasis will be placed on recent progress on toughness, adhesion, water retention, and fatigue resistance.</span></p>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Zhigang Suo<br>\nAllen E. and Marilyn M. Puckett Professor of<br>\nMechanics and Materials, <br>\nHarvard University, USA&nbsp;<br>\n</strong></p>\n<p>will give the lecture </p>\n<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>"Mechanics and chemistry of hydrogels<br>\n</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Abstract:</strong> <br>\n<span style="color: black;"></span></p>\n<p style="text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in;"><span style="color: black;">What can we do if water is a tough solid?&nbsp; A hydrogel aggregates water and a polymer network.&nbsp; The polymer network makes the hydrogel an elastic solid, but water in the hydrogel retains its molecular properties.&nbsp; Several recent findings show that hydrogels can achieve properties and applications well beyond previously imagined.&nbsp; Hydrogels can be made as tough as rubber, and retain water in low-humidity environment. Hydrogels are stretchable, transparent, ionic conductors, and enable devices that mimic muscles, skins, and axons. This talk describes the mechanics and chemistry of these materials and applications.&nbsp; Emphasis will be placed on recent progress on toughness, adhesion, water retention, and fatigue resistance.</span></p>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

URL:http://www.dcamm.dk/da/Kalender/2017/10/Annual_speaker_2017_DTU
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LOCATION: Meeting Room 1, Building 101, Technical University of Denmark
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