This page gives a preview of the research on SOFT ACTIVE MECHANICS I am carrying on. For more information, feel free to check the publications page and/or to contact me!
Swelling-driven instabilities
M. Curatolo, G. Napoli, P. Nardinocchi, S. Turzi. Proc. R. Soc. A 477:20210243.
Circumferential buckling of a hydrogel tube emptying upon dehydration. M. Curatolo, F. Lisi, G. Napoli, P. Nardinocchi. The European Physical Journal Plus 138 (382), 2023.
Modeling solvent dynamics in polymers with solvent-filled cavities. M. Curatolo, P. Nardinocchi, L. Teresi. Mechanics of Soft Materials 2(13), 2020.
Driving water cavitation in a hydrogel cavity. M. Curatolo, P. Nardinocchi, L. Teresi. Soft Matter 14, 2018.
M. Curatolo, G. Napoli, P. Nardinocchi, S. Turzi. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 2024.
Fiber reorientation in soft inelastic materials
J. Ciambella, G. Lucci, P. Nardinocchi, L. Preziosi. International Journal of Engineering Science 176, 2022.
Other publications on the same topics are:
Anisotropic evolution of viscous strain in soft biological materials. J. Ciambella, G. Lucci, P. Nardinocchi. Mechanics of Materials, 192, 2024.
Non-affine fiber reorientation in finite inelasticity. J. Ciambella, P. Nardinocchi, Journal of Elasticity 153, 2022.
A structurally frame-indifferent model for anisotropic visco-hyperelastic materials. J. Ciambella, P. Nardinocchi, Journal of the Mechanica and Physics of Solids 147, 2021.
Torque induced reorientation in active fiber-reinforced materials. J. Ciambella, P. Nardinocchi, Soft Matter 15, 2019.
Magneto-induced remodeling of fibre-reinforced elastomers. r with solvent-filled cavities. J. Ciambella, P. Nardinocchi, International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics 117, 2019.
Morphing of soft structures
Morphing of soft tubes by anisotropic growth
P. Nardinocchi, L. Teresi. Acta Mechanica 2021 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00707-021-03065-7.
Other publications on the same topics are:Shape-shifting of polymer beams and shells due to oil extraction. D. Battista, V. Luchnikov, P. Nardinocchi, Extreme Mechanics Letters 36, 2020.