title: Elastomeric Cellular Structure Enhanced by Compressible Liquid Filler.
abstract: Elastomeric cellular structures provide a promising solution for energy absorption. Their flexible and resilient nature is particularly relevant to protection of human bodies. Herein we develop an elastomeric cellular structure filled with nanoporous material functionalized (NMF) liquid. Due to the nanoscale infiltration in NMF liquid and its interaction with cell walls, the cellular structure has a much enhanced mechanical performance, in terms of loading capacity and energy absorption density. Moreover, it is validated that the structure is highly compressible and self-restoring. Its hyper-viscoelastic characteristics are elucidated.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Automotive Safety and Energy, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yueting
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Automotive Safety and Energy, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xiaoqing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Automotive Safety and Energy, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Chengliang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Structural Engineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0085, USA.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Automotive Safety and Energy, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yibing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li