Mechanical characterization of soft silicone gels via spherical nanoindentation for applications in mechanobiology
Yajun Zhang, Xiaoning Yang, Chunyang Xiong
Topics & Concepts
NanoindentationMechanobiologyMaterials scienceSiliconeHyperelastic materialRheometryModulusPolydimethylsiloxanePrepolymerMechanotransductionElastic modulusComposite materialNanomechanicsPolymerNanotechnologyPolyurethaneAtomic force microscopyBiologyGeneticsPhysicsQuantum mechanicsNeuroscienceNonlinear systemCellular Mechanics and Interactions3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchTendon Structure and Treatment