David Schwarz

Project

Encapsulated Chemistries in Rationally Designed Metamaterials for Advanced Multi-Functionalities on Demand
The aim of my research is to embed chemical-filled capsules in mechanical metamaterials. Under specific mechanical stimuli, the metamaterial will fail in a targeted way, releasing the encapsulated chemicals. Subsequently, new functionalities will be enabled, such as conditional fissure closure, abscission, or visualisation of the mechanical loading history. This can increase longevity or enable adaptivity in novel materials.

First supervisor

Dr. Viacheslav Slesarenko

Publications in livMatS

• Correlating fluorescence and residual stiffness in self-reporting microcapsule composites with an intact soft matrix*
  Schwarz, D., & Slesarenko, V. (2025). Correlating fluorescence and residual stiffness in self-reporting microcapsule composites with an intact soft matrix. Composites Part C: Open Access, 17, 100586. doi: 10.1016/j.jcomc.2025.100586
• Exploiting self-contact in mechanical metamaterials for new discrete functionalities*
  Schwarz, D., Felsch, G., Tauber, F., Schiller, S., & Slesarenko, V. (2023). Exploiting self-contact in mechanical metamaterials for new discrete functionalities. Materials & Design, 112468. doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2023.112468
• Controlling auxeticity in curved-beam metamaterials via a deep generative model
  Felsch, G., Ghavidelnia, N., Schwarz, D., & Slesarenko, V. (2023). Controlling auxeticity in curved-beam metamaterials via a deep generative model. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 410, 116032. doi: 10.1016/j.cma.2023.116032