The Role of Interface and Reinforcement in the Finite Deformation Response of Polyurethane-Montmorillonite Nanocomposites

Author(s):  
Amit K. Kaushik ◽  
Ming Yang ◽  
Paul Podsiadlo ◽  
Anthony M. Waas ◽  
Nicholas A. Kotov ◽  
...  
2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (17) ◽  
pp. 6588-6595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit K. Kaushik ◽  
Paul Podsiadlo ◽  
Ming Qin ◽  
Charles M. Shaw ◽  
Anthony M. Waas ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (14) ◽  
pp. 6241-6244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit K. Kaushik ◽  
Paul Podsiadlo ◽  
Ming Qin ◽  
Charles M. Shaw ◽  
Anthony M. Waas ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Nedunchezhian Srinivasan ◽  
R. Velmurugan ◽  
Lalith Kumar Bhaskar ◽  
Satish Kumar Singh ◽  
Bhanu Pant ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 1274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taher Saif ◽  
Jagannathan Rajagopalan ◽  
Alireza Tofangchi

AbstractWe used high resolution micromechanical force sensors to study the in vivo mechanical response of embryonic Drosophila neurons. Our experiments show that Drosophila axons have a rest tension of a few nN and respond to mechanical forces in a manner characteristic of viscoelastic solids. In response to fast externally applied stretch they show a linear force-deformation response and when the applied stretch is held constant the force in the axons relaxes to a steady state value over time. More importantly, when the tension in the axons is suddenly reduced by releasing the external force the neurons actively restore the tension, sometimes close to their resting value. Along with the recent findings of Siechen et al (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 106, 12611 (2009)) showing a link between mechanical tension and synaptic plasticity, our observation of active tension regulation in neurons suggest an important role for mechanical forces in the functioning of neurons in vivo.


1993 ◽  
Vol 32 (Part 1, No. 5B) ◽  
pp. 2252-2255
Author(s):  
Tetsuro Suzuki ◽  
Ken'ichi Osuka

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