Overview
- Covers the latest developments in soft matter mechanics and physics from the perspective of applied and computational mechanics
- Adopts an interdisciplinary synergy, a multiscale paradigm, and computational approach
- Includes a selection of recent works in soft matter mechanics by a group of active researchers in the field
- Discusses the application of soft matter mechanics on engineering problems
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About this book
"Advances in Soft Matter Mechanics" is a compilation and selection of recent works in soft matter mechanics by a group of active researchers in the field. The main objectives of this book are first to disseminate the latest developments in soft matter mechanics in the field of applied and computational mechanics, and second to introduce soft matter mechanics as a sub-discipline of soft matter physics. As an important branch of soft matter physics, soft matter mechanics has developed rapidly in recent years. A number of the novel approaches discussed in this book are unique, such as the coarse grained finite element method for modeling colloidal adhesion, entropic elasticity, meshfree simulations of liquid crystal elastomers, simulations of DNA, etc. The book is intended for researchers and graduate students in the field of mechanics, condensed matter physics and biomaterials.
Dr. Shaofan Li is a professor of the University of California-Berkeley, U.S.A; Dr. Bohua Sun is a professor of Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advances in Soft Matter Mechanics
Authors: Shaofan Li, Bohua Sun
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19373-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Higher Education Press, Beijing and Springer-Verlag GmbH Berlin Heidelberg 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-19373-6Published: 30 September 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 298
Additional Information: Jointly published with Higher Education Press
Topics: Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics, Biomaterials, Solid Mechanics, Polymer Sciences