provides the general knowledge of developing multi-field models for stimulus-responsive polymers.

Autorentext
Rui Xiao is a professor at the Department of Engineering Mechanics at Zhejiang University. He received the B.S from University of Science and Technology of China in 2009 and the Ph.D from Johns Hopkins University in 2015. Before joining Zhejiang University, he is an associate professor at Hohai University where he worked from 2015 to 2019. His main research interest is the constitutive relationship of polymers, smart materials and structures, and the mechanics of soft materials. Professor Xiao has authored over 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals.

Inhalt
Foreword
Preface

1 BASICS OF CONTINUUM MECHANICS
1.1 Vectors and Tensors
1.2 Kinematics
1.3 Stress
1.4 Balance Principles

2 HYPERELASTIC AND VISCOELASTIC MODELS
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Hyperelastic Models
2.3 Viscoelastic Models
2.4 Conclusion

3 A THERMO-MECHANICAL COUPLED MODEL FOR AMORPHOUS SHAPE-MEMORY POLYMERS
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Thermodynamics
3.3 Parameter Determination
3.4 Results
3.5 Discussion
3.6 Conclusion

4 AN ELECTRO-MECHANICAL COUPLED MODEL FOR DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Theory
4.3 Finite Element Implementation
4.4 Conclusion

5 A MAGNETIC-MECHANICAL COUPLED MODEL FOR MAGNETOACTIVE SOFT MATERIALS

5.1 Introduction
5.2 A Magnetic-mechanical Coupled Model for h-MREs
5.3 Magnetic-activated Shape-memory Polymers
5.4 Conclusion

6 MULTI-FIELD MODELING OF LIQUID CRYSTAL ELASTOMERS
6.1 Introduction
6.2 General Theory for Liquid Crystal Elasotmers
6.3 Thermo-mechanical Coupled Model for Monodmain Liquid Crystal Elastomers
6.4 A Viscoelastic Micropolar Theory for Monodomain Liquid Crystal Elastomers
6.5 Theory for Polydomain Liquid Crystal Elastomers
6.6 Conclusion

7 A CHEMO-MECHANICAL MODEL FOR HYDROGELS
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Thermodynamics
7.3 Constitutive Relations
7.4 Results
7.5 Conclusion