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Haver D, Acuña D, Janbaz S, Lerner E, Düring G, Coulais C. Elasticity and rheology of auxetic granular metamaterials. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2317915121. [PMID: 38536751 PMCID: PMC10998574 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2317915121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024] Open
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The flowing, jamming, and avalanche behavior of granular materials is satisfyingly universal and vexingly hard to tune: A granular flow is typically intermittent and will irremediably jam if too confined. Here, we show that granular metamaterials made from particles with a negative Poisson's ratio yield more easily and flow more smoothly than ordinary granular materials. We first create a collection of auxetic grains based on a re-entrant mechanism and show that each grain exhibits a negative Poisson's ratio regardless of the direction of compression. Interestingly, we find that the elastic and yielding properties are governed by the high compressibility of granular metamaterials: At a given confinement, they exhibit lower shear modulus, lower yield stress, and more frequent, smaller avalanches than materials made from ordinary grains. We further demonstrate that granular metamaterials promote flow in more complex confined geometries, such as intruder and hopper geometries, even when the packing contains only a fraction of auxetic grains. Moreover, auxetic granular metamaterials exhibit enhanced impact absorption. Our findings blur the boundary between complex fluids and metamaterials and could help in scenarios that involve process, transport, and reconfiguration of granular materials.
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- Daan Haver
- Faculteit der Natuurwetenschappen, Wiskunde en Informatica, Institute of Physics, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam1098 XH, The Netherlands
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- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago8370458, Chile
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- Faculteit der Natuurwetenschappen, Wiskunde en Informatica, Institute of Physics, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam1098 XH, The Netherlands
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- Faculteit der Natuurwetenschappen, Wiskunde en Informatica, Institute of Physics, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam1098 XH, The Netherlands
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- Facultad de Física, Instituto de Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago8331150, Chile
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- Faculteit der Natuurwetenschappen, Wiskunde en Informatica, Institute of Physics, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam1098 XH, The Netherlands
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Bignon A, Renouf M, Sicard R, Azéma E. Nonlinear effect of grain elongation on the flow rate in silo discharge. Phys Rev E 2023; 108:054901. [PMID: 38115503 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.108.054901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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By means of two-dimensional numerical simulations based on contact dynamics, we present a systematic analysis of the joint effects of grain shape (i.e., grain elongation) and system size on silo discharge for increasing orifice sizes D. Grains are rounded-cap rectangles whose aspect ratio are varied from 1 (disks) to 7. In order to clearly isolate the effect of grain shape, the mass of the grains is keeping constant as well as the condition of the discharge by reintroducing the exiting grains at the top of the silo. In order to quantify the possible size effects, the thickness W of the silos is varied from 7 to 70 grains diameter, while keeping the silos aspect ratio always equal to 2. We find that, as long as size effects are negligible, the flow rate Q increases as a Beverloo-like function with D, also for the most elongated grains. In contrast, the effects of grain elongation on the flow rate depend on orifice size. For small normalized orifice sizes, the flow rate is nearly independent with grain elongation. For intermediate normalized orifice sizes the flow rate first increases with grain elongation up to a maximum value that depends on the normalized size of the orifice and saturates as the grains become more elongated. For larger normalized orifice size, the flow rate is an increasing function of grains' aspect ratio. Velocity profiles and packing fraction profiles close to the orifice turn out to be self-similar for all grain shapes and for the whole range of orifice and system sizes studied. Following the methodology introduced by Janda et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 248001 (2012)PRLTAO0031-900710.1103/PhysRevLett.108.248001], we explain the nonlinear variation of Q with grain elongation, and for all orifice sizes, from compensation mechanisms between the velocity and packing fraction measured at the center of the orifice. Finally, an equation to predict the evolution of Q as a function of the aspect ratio of the grains is deduced.
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- Agathe Bignon
- LMGC, Université de Montpellier, CNRD, 34090 Montpellier, Herault, France
- Thess Corporate, 34090 Montpellier, Herault, France
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- LMGC, Université de Montpellier, CNRD, 34090 Montpellier, Herault, France
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- LMGC, Université de Montpellier, CNRD, 34090 Montpellier, Herault, France
- Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), 75231 Paris, France
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Zou Y, Ma G, Zhao S, Chen S, Zhou W. Particle shape transforms the driving of shear stress in granular materials. POWDER TECHNOL 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2023.118235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Implementation of real contact behaviour in the DEM modelling of triaxial tests on railway ballast. POWDER TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2022.118021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Zhang X, Wang W, Liu X, Liu K. Effect mechanism of contact sliding state on rheological properties of dense granular inertial flow. POWDER TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Widener AE, Duraivel S, Angelini TE, Phelps EA. Injectable Microporous Annealed Particle Hydrogel Based on Guest-Host-Interlinked Polyethylene Glycol Maleimide Microgels. ADVANCED NANOBIOMED RESEARCH 2022; 2:2200030. [PMID: 36419640 PMCID: PMC9678130 DOI: 10.1002/anbr.202200030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Microporous annealed particle (MAP) hydrogels have emerged as a versatile biomaterial platform for regenerative medicine. MAP hydrogels have been used for the delivery of cells and organoids but often require annealing post injection by an external source. We engineered an injectable, self-annealing MAP hydrogel with reversible interparticle linkages based on guest-host functionalized polyethylene glycol maleimide (PEG-MAL) microgels. We evaluated the effect of guest-host linkages on different types of microgels fabricated by either batch emulsion or mechanical fragmentation methods. Batch emulsion generated small spherical microgels with controllable 10-100 μm diameters and mechanical fragmentation generated irregular microgels with larger diameters (100-200 μm). Spherical microgels (15 μm) showed self-healing behavior and completely recovered from high strain while fragmented microgels (133 μm) did not recover. Guest-host interactions significantly contributed to the mechanical properties of spherical microgels but had no effect on fragmented microgels. Spherical microgels were superior to the fragmented microgels for co-injection of immune cells and pancreatic islets due to their lower force of injection, demonstrating more homogeneously distributed cells and greater cell viability after injection. Based on these studies, the spherical guest-host MAP hydrogels provide a controllable, injectable scaffold for engineered microenvironments and cell delivery applications.
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- Adrienne E Widener
- J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Zhao C, Zhang X, Gao Q, Li C. Discrete element simulation of particles defined by cardioids. POWDER TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kozlowski R, Zheng H, Daniels KE, Socolar JES. Stress propagation in locally loaded packings of disks and pentagons. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:10120-10127. [PMID: 34726678 DOI: 10.1039/d1sm01137e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The mechanical strength and flow of granular materials can depend strongly on the shapes of individual grains. We report quantitative results obtained from photoelasticimetry experiments on locally loaded, quasi-two-dimensional granular packings of either disks or pentagons exhibiting stick-slip dynamics. Packings of pentagons resist the intruder at significantly lower packing fractions than packings of disks, transmitting stresses from the intruder to the boundaries over a smaller spatial extent. Moreover, packings of pentagons feature significantly fewer back-bending force chains than packings of disks. Data obtained on the forward spatial extent of stresses and back-bending force chains collapse when the packing fraction is rescaled according to the packing fraction of steady state open channel formation, though data on intruder forces and dynamics do not collapse. We comment on the influence of system size on these findings and highlight connections with the dynamics of the disks and pentagons during slip events.
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- Ryan Kozlowski
- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.
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- Department of Geotechnical Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, USA
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.
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Kozlowski R, Zheng H, Daniels KE, Socolar JES. Particle dynamics in two-dimensional point-loaded granular media composed of circular or pentagonal grains. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2021. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202124906010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Granular packings exhibit significant changes in rheological and structural properties when the rotational symmetry of spherical or circular particles is broken. Here, we report on experiments exploring the differences in dynamics of a grain-scale intruder driven through a packing of either disks or pentagons, where the presence of edges and vertices on grains introduces the possibility of rotational constraints at edge-edge contacts. We observe that the intruder’s stick-slip dynamics are comparable between the disk packing near the frictional jamming fraction and the pentagonal packing at significantly lower packing fractions. We connect this stark contrast in packing fraction with the average speed and rotation fields of grains during slip events, finding that rotation of pentagons is limited and the flow of pentagonal grains is largely confined in front of the intruder, whereas disks rotate more on average and circulate around the intruder to fill the open channel behind it. Our results indicate that grain-scale rotation constraints significantly modify collective motion of grains on mesoscopic scales and correspondingly enhance resistance to penetration of a local intruder.
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Binaree T, Azéma E, Estrada N, Renouf M, Preechawuttipong I. Shape or friction? Which of these characteristics drives the shear strength in granular systems? EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2021. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202124906008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The shape of the particles and local friction, separately, are known to strongly affect the macroscopic properties of an assembly of grains. But the combined effects of these two parameters still remain poorly described. By means of extensive two dimensional contact dynamics simulations, we perform a systematic analysis of the interplay between friction and shape on strength properties of granular systems. The shape of the particles is varied from disks to triangles, while the friction is varied from 0 to 0.7. We find that the macroscopic friction first increases with angularity, but it may decline (for low friction values), saturate (for intermediates friction values), or continue to increase (for large friction values) for the most angular shapes. In other words, the effect of the particle’s angularity on the shear strength depends on the level of sliding friction. In contrast, the effect of local friction on the shear strength does not depend on the specific properties of shape. The results presented here highlight the subtle coupling existing between shape and friction effects.
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