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Time-dependent mechanical behavior of human amnion: Macroscopic and microscopic characterization (2014)
Journal Article
Mauri, A., Perrini, M., Ehret, A. E., De Focatiis, D. S., & Mazza, E. (2015). Time-dependent mechanical behavior of human amnion: Macroscopic and microscopic characterization. Acta Biomaterialia, 11, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2014.09.012

Characterizing the mechanical response of the human amnion is essential to understand and to eventually prevent premature rupture of fetal membranes. In this study, a large set of macroscopic and microscopic mechanical tests have been carried out on... Read More about Time-dependent mechanical behavior of human amnion: Macroscopic and microscopic characterization.

The role of deformation history on stress relaxation and stress memory of filled rubber (2014)
Journal Article
Fernandes Arruebarrena, V. A., & De Focatiis, D. S. (2014). The role of deformation history on stress relaxation and stress memory of filled rubber. Polymer Testing, 40, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2014.08.018

Although the magnitudes of inelastic and viscoelastic effects in filled rubbers are small relative to that of the elastic response, these effects are nevertheless critical in applications such as gaskets, seals and dampers. This study investigates th... Read More about The role of deformation history on stress relaxation and stress memory of filled rubber.

A novel nethod of extraction of blend component structure from SANS measurements of homopolymer bimodal blends (2014)
Journal Article
Smerdova, O., Graham, R. S., Gasser, U., Hutchings, L. R., & De Focatiis, D. S. (2014). A novel nethod of extraction of blend component structure from SANS measurements of homopolymer bimodal blends. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 215(9), https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.201300787

A new method is presented for the extraction of single chain form factors and inter-chain interference functions from a range of small angle neutron scattering (SANS) experiments on bimodal homopolymer blends. The method requires a minimum of three b... Read More about A novel nethod of extraction of blend component structure from SANS measurements of homopolymer bimodal blends.