Abstract: This work investigated the effects of stiff inclusions on the thermoviscoelastic properties and recovery behavior of shape memory polymer composites. Recent manufacturing advances have increased the applicability and ...

Abstract: The ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering had an exceptional year. The journal received 412 paper submissions in 2023, which was a significant increase from 2022. The average time a paper spends in review remains just ...

Abstract: Each year,1 the associate editors of the ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering identify the most meritorious papers published in the Journal in the previous calendar year. An external committee then selects the best ...

Abstract: In this paper, we investigated the temperaturedependent viscoelastic behavior of dielectric elastomers (DEs) and the effects of viscoelasticity on the electroactuation behavior. We performed dynamic thermomechanical analysis ...

Abstract: We utilize a nonlinear, dynamic finite element model coupled with a finite deformation viscoelastic constitutive law to study the inhomogeneous deformation and instabilities resulting from the application of a constant ...

Abstract: This study measured the strain response to intraocular pressure (IOP) change in the sclera, choroid, and retina of glaucoma patients whose optic nerve head region was imaged by optical coherence tomography (OCT) before and ...

Abstract: The objective of this study was to measure the collagen fiber structure and estimate the material properties of 7 human donor scleras, from age 53 to 91. The specimens were subjected to inflation testing, and the fullfield ...

Abstract: The effects of diabetes on the collagen structure and material properties of the sclera are unknown but may be important to elucidate whether diabetes is a risk factor for major ocular diseases such as glaucoma. This study ...

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of preconditioning on the deformation response of planar tissues measured by inflation tests. The inflation response of test specimens, including the bovine cornea, ...

Abstract: The tear test is widely used to measure the fracture toughness of thin rubber sheets and polymer films. More recently, the tear test has been applied to polymer materials produced by melt extrusion additive manufacturing ...