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Modeled after T. Tanaka, Science 19 November 1999: Vol. 286. no. 5444, pp. 1543 - 1545
Applications of Smart Gels
Medical
Drug release
Organ replacement
Muscle replication
Industrial
Shake gels
Shock absorbers
Rheological Materials
Material that can change its physical state
very quickly in response to a stimulus
Stimulus include
Electrical
Magnetic
Ferromagnets
Magnetic field aligns ferromagnetic molecules in order in
order to achieve solid state structure
Nanoparticles reduce IUT effect (In Use Thickening)
Example of Magnetic Field on
Rheological Material
Applications of Rheological
Materials
MR materials
Structural Support
Dampers to minimize vibrational shock from wind
and seismic activity.
Industrial
Break fluids
Shock absorbers
Magnetostrictive materials
Material that stretches or shrinks when a
magnetic field is applied.
Conversely, when a mechanical force is
applied on the material, a magnetic field is
induced.
Ferromagnets
Magnetic field can be used to create an
electric current
Applications of Magnetorestrictive
Materials