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Measuring the Mechanical Properties of Fibre Reinforced Hydrogels Using Volume Controlled Cavitation

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This dataset supports a study investigating the use of volume-controlled cavitation rheology to characterize the local mechanical behavior of fiber-reinforced poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogels. It includes raw and processed data from cavitation and tensile tests on both solid and polyester-thread-reinforced hydrogels. The dataset contains pressure–stretch curves, fitted parameters for Yeoh and Holzapfel-Gasser-Ogden (HGO) constitutive models, and validation metrics that highlight the ability of cavitation rheology to resolve both isotropic and anisotropic material responses. These findings demonstrate the method’s potential for probing matrix–fiber interactions in engineered soft materials. The research was conducted under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (Grant No. 101067240).

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15240402

Author: Nafo, Wanis

Institution: Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway

Language: English

Topic: Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications

Subfield: Molecular Medicine

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: European Commission

Award: G7412456639