The synthesis and characterization of novel proton conducting ABA triblock copolymers are reported. Structure-properties relationship the block has been investigated at both microscopic macroscopic levels.

We present a micro-macro method for the simulation of large elastic deformations of plant tissue. At the microscopic level we use a discrete element model to describe the geometrical structure and basic properties of individual plant cells. The macroscopic domain is discretized using standard finite elements, in which the unknown macroscopic material properties (the stress-strain relation) are ...

The goal of this study was to obtain a complete description of the elastic modulus and hysteresis of the mantle tissue of the squid Loligo pealei over the entire functional region of the mantle. In addition, in vivo strains were measured to allow calculations of the amount of energy stored and returned in each region of the mantle studied, and microscopic analysis of the tissue was carried out ...

In order to get a better knowledge of mechanical properties from microscopic macroscopic scale biopolymers, viscoelastic bulk aqueous solutions sodium alginate were studied at different...

The coarse-grained Monte Carlo (CGMC) algorithm was originally proposed in the series of works [15, 16]. In this paper we further investigate the approximation properties of the coarse-graining procedure and relation between the coarse-grained and microscopic processes. We provide both analytical and numerical evidence that the hierarchy of the coarse models is built in a systematic way that al...

thermomechanical control process steel produced by rolling has a significant anisotropy. the elongated grains and inclusions formed during hot rolling of ferrite and low carbon hsla steels directly influence the anisotropy of the steel’s mechanical properties as a result of microstructural anisotropy. the present research deals with this anisotropy, and particular attention has been paid to the...