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Accepted Manuscript Flexible batteries under extreme bending: Interfacial contact pressure and conductance S. Berg, A. Akturk, M. Kammoun, H. Ardebili PII: S2352-4316(16)30261-9 DOI: /10.1016/j.eml.2017.02.007 Reference: EML 273 To appear in: Extreme Mechanics Letters Received date: 22 November 2016 Please cite this article as: S. Berg, A. Akturk, M. Kammoun, H. Ardebili, Flexible batteries under extreme bending: Interfacial contact pressure and conductance, Extreme Mechanics Letters (2017), /10.1016/j.eml.2017.02.007 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Flexible Batteries Under Extreme Bending: Interfacial Contact Pressure and Conductance 1 1 2 1,2 S. Berg , A. Akturk , M. Kammoun , H. Ardebili 1 Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA. 2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA. Corresponding Author: H. Ardebili Email: hardebil@ Postal Address: N223 Engineering Building 1 4726 Calhoun Rd. Houston, TX 77204-4006 Keywords: Flexible batteries; lithium ion batteries; polymer electrolytes; large displacement beam deflection; bending; compo