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The effect of size-scale on the kinematics of elastic energy release

Published:2019 Issue:46 Volume:15 Page:9579-9586
ISSN:1744-683X
Container-title:Soft Matter
language:en
Short-container-title:Soft Matter

Author:

Ilton Mark¹²³⁴⁵^ORCID,Cox S. M.⁶⁷⁸⁴^ORCID,Egelmeers Thijs⁵⁹¹⁰⁴,Sutton Gregory P.¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴,Patek S. N.¹⁵¹⁶¹⁷⁴,Crosby Alfred J.⁵⁹¹⁰⁴

Affiliation:

1. Department of Physics

2. Harvey Mudd College

3. Claremont

4. USA

5. Department of Polymer Science & Engineering

6. Department of Kinesiology

7. The Pennsylvania State University

8. University Park

9. University of Massachusetts Amherst

10. Amherst

11. School of Life Sciences

12. University of Lincoln

13. Lincoln

14. UK

15. Department of Biology

16. Duke University

17. Durham

Abstract

The size-scaling of elastically-driven motion is determined using a material that efficiently cycles mechanical energy. The scaling is consistent with the performance of organisms and engineered devices which utilize elastic elements to power motion.

Funder

Army Research Office

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Condensed Matter Physics,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2019/SM/C9SM00870E

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