Dear Colleagues,
We (Christian Franck (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Xueju "Sophie" Wang (University of Connecticut), and Ruobing Bai (Northeastern University)) are organizing a special issue for Experimental Mechanics (Editor-in-Chief: Junlan Wang) on Mechanics of Soft and Living Matter. We would like to invite you to contribute to this themed issue.
https://link.springer.com/collections/jacbdjcbie
This special issue aims to bring out contributions that focus on the latest developments in the field of experimental mechanics of soft polymers, structures, living cellular systems, and interfaces. We are interested in papers with emphasis on soft matter experimental mechanics, in particular papers featuring the development of new and novel experimental methods or techniques, including emerging diagnostic and imaging techniques. The themed issue will mainly focus on, but not limited to, the following topics:
1. Traditional and emerging soft polymer systems
2. Single cell and collective cellular systems
3. Damage, fracture, and fatigue
4. Adhesion, friction, and contact mechanics
5. Stimuli-responsive behaviors
6. Instabilities
7. Phase transformations
8. Biomaterials and interfaces
9.Stretchable and/or flexible structures
10.Soft architected materials
Experimental Mechanics is the flagship journal in the field, publishing high-quality research across all areas of experimentation, including theoretical and computational analysis. It spans disciplines intersecting with physics, chemistry, and biology, and welcomes work that pushes the boundaries of experimental mechanics across scales.
The themed issue has been open for submissions, with a target submission deadline of January 1st, 2026.
We very much hope you’ll consider contributing to this special issue, and we look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.