Coupled multi-field formulation in space and time for the simulation of intelligent hydrogels

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1483-1492

  Wallmersperger, Thomas ^a   Ballhause, Dirk ^a   Kraplin, Bernd ^a   Nther, Margarita ^b   Gerlach, Gerald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemo electro mechanical multi field formulation; Electrical stimulation; Finite elements.; Numerical simulation; Polyelectrolyte gels

Indexed keywords

CHEMO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL MULTI-FIELD FORMULATION; ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENTS.; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; POLYELECTROLYTE GELS;

ACTUATORS; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; COUPLED CIRCUITS; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GELATION; GELS; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; IONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL WAVES; NEWTON-RAPHSON METHOD; PH EFFECTS; POLYELECTROLYTES; SENSORS;

HYDROGELS;

EID: 68749115403     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X09105236     Document Type: Article

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