New paper published in AdvancedMaterials

We uncover residual magnetization–induced anisotropy in ultra-soft magnetorheological elastomers and integrate it into a platform that guides the full design of programmable soft actuators: from materials to geometry.

🔍 Key contributions:
• Discovery of a residual anisotropy mechanism that fundamentally affects deformation even without external fields
• Invariant-based neural-network constitutive model: simple inputs → full magneto-mechanical outputs for simulation
• Topology + multimaterial optimization to design actuators with precise, programmable responses
• Simulations with realistic magnetic sources (permanent magnets) for direct application in real scenarios
• Ability to reproduce multiple actuation modes depending on material composition
• Full open-source framework for the community 🚀

Huge thanks to Carlos Pérez García for the outstanding work, and to Rogelio Ortigosa and Jesús Martínez-Frutos for brilliantly leading the computational dimension of this study.
And many thanks to monodon, European Research Council (ERC), and the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades for the financial support.
🔗 Open-source code: https://lnkd.in/d7645J2Y

📄 Full paper: https://lnkd.in/dkztZ_R6