Evaluating the effectiveness of 2D uniform network models in capturing hydrogel mechanical behaviour

• Main Author: Cho, Keith
• Other Authors: Li Hua
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Hydrogel; Simulation; Graph theory
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/176870
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Hydrogels are three-dimensional polymer networks that absorb water and exhibit unique mechanical properties, making them highly suitable materials for a range of biomedical and engineering applications. However, the soft and brittle nature of hydrogels restricts their tolerance under cyclic loadin...