Experimental techniques for mechanical characterization of hydrogels at the microscale

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-28

  Johnson, B ^a   Bauer, J M ^b   Niedermaier, D J ^a   Crone, W C ^c   Beebe, D J ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c Engineering Mechanics Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Active materials; Hydrogel; Mechanical properties; PIV

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ELASTIC MODULI; TENSILE PROPERTIES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ELASTIC MEMBRANES; MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES;

HYDROGELS;

ACTUATOR; FLUIDICS; HYDROGEL; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETER; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 1342331114     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02427971     Document Type: Article

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