A multi-sphere indentation method to determine Young's modulus of soft polymeric materials based on the Johnson-Kendall-Roberts contact model

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Peng, Xiaoling ^a   Huang, Jianyong ^a   Deng, Hao ^a   Xiong, Chunyang ^a   Fang, Jing ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

JKR theory; Multi sphere indentation; Polyacrylamide gel; Polydimethylsiloxane; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; INDENTATION; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; POLYMERS; SILICONES; SPHERES; SUBSTRATES;

CELL-SUBSTRATE INTERACTIONS; INDENTATION DEPTH; JKR THEORY; JOHNSON-KENDALL-ROBERTS; MULTI SPHERES; POLYACRYLAMIDE GELS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE ELASTOMERS; POLYMERIC SUBSTRATE;

ELASTIC MODULI;

EID: 79251511872     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/22/2/027003     Document Type: Article

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