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This paper presents a method of equilibrium path analysis and stability analysis of an equilibrium state for a rigid origami, which consists of rigid flat faces connected by straight crease lines ...

Rate-stiffening and stress-relaxation are two mechanical behaviors that result from the viscoelasticity of biological structures. (A) In rate-stiffening, faster rates of strain increase the effective ...

Confinement of single molecules within nanoscale environments is crucial in a range of fields, including biomedicine, genomics, and biophysics. Here, we present a method that can concentrate, confine, ...

Poisson’s ratio, ν, is a fundamental mechanical parameter that describes the ratio of the lateral to the longitudinal strain of a material under mechanical load. The precise value of the Poisson’s ...