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Investigating Mechanical Behaviours of PDMS Films under Cyclic Loading

Journal

POLYMERS
Volume 14, Issue 12, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym14122373

Keywords

polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) film; cyclic mechanical property; cyclic tensile behaviour; strain-controlled cyclic test; hyperelastic material coefficient

Funding

  1. National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korea government (MSIT) [2021R1F1A1045526]
  2. National Research Foundation of Korea [2021R1F1A1045526] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)

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This study aims to investigate the mechanical properties of PDMS films under both monotonic and cyclic loading conditions. The test results show that the monotonic elastic modulus of the films is not affected by thickness and tensile loading, while the cyclic elastic modulus varies depending on experimental parameters. By defining appropriate material parameters, the stress-strain behaviors of the PDMS films can be simulated, and reliable material coefficients for evaluating the structural integrity of the films using finite element technique are provided.
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is widely utilised as a substrate for wearable (stretchable) electronics where high fatigue resistance is required. Cyclic loadings cause the rearrangement of the basic molecular structure of polymer chains, which leads to changes in the mechanical properties of the PDMS structure. Accordingly, it is necessary to investigate reliable mechanical properties of PDMS considering both monotonic and cyclic loading conditions. This study aims to present the mechanical properties of PDMS films against both monotonic and cyclic loading. The effects of certain parameters, such as film thickness and magnitude of tensile strain, on mechanical properties are also investigated. The test results show that PDMS films have a constant monotonic elastic modulus regardless of the influence of thickness and tensile loading, whereas a cyclic elastic modulus changes depending on experimental parameters. Several material parameters, such as neo-Hookean, Mooney-Rivlin, the third-order Ogden model, and Yeoh, are defined to mimic the stress-strain behaviours of the PDMS films. Among them, it is confirmed that the third-order Ogden model is best suited for simulating the PDMS films over the entire tensile test range. This research makes contributions not only to understanding the mechanical behaviour of the PDMS films between the monotonic and the cycle loadings, but also through providing trustworthy hyperelastic material coefficients that enable the evaluation of the structural integrity of the PDMS films using the finite element technique.

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