Issue 41, 2023

Non-Maxwellian viscoelastic stress relaxations in soft matter

Abstract

Viscoelastic stress relaxation is a basic characteristic of soft matter systems such as colloids, gels, and biological networks. Although the Maxwell model of linear viscoelasticity provides a classical description of stress relaxation, it is often not sufficient for capturing the complex relaxation dynamics of soft matter. In this Tutorial, we introduce and discuss the physics of non-Maxwellian linear stress relaxation as observed in soft materials, the ascribed origins of this effect in different systems, and appropriate models that can be used to capture this relaxation behavior. We provide a basic toolkit that can assist the understanding and modeling of the mechanical relaxation of soft materials for diverse applications.

Graphical abstract: Non-Maxwellian viscoelastic stress relaxations in soft matter

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Article information

Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
06 Jun 2023
Accepted
24 Aug 2023
First published
28 Aug 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Soft Matter, 2023,19, 7885-7906

Non-Maxwellian viscoelastic stress relaxations in soft matter

J. Song, N. Holten-Andersen and G. H. McKinley, Soft Matter, 2023, 19, 7885 DOI: 10.1039/D3SM00736G

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