Elastomers: From Theory to Applications

• Other Authors: Heinrich, Gert (Editor), Lang, Michael (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; Chemical engineering; polymer nanocomposites; filled rubber; particle network; filler flocculation; fictive strain; structural relaxation; Tool-Narayanaswamy-Moynihan model; jamming; cationic polymerization; 4-vinylbenzocyclobutene; random copolymer; crosslink; soft material; stimuli-responsive gel; magnetic elastomer; percolation; SANS; SAXS; silica; zinc oxide; partial structure factors; small angle scattering; natural rubber; natural latex; viscosity stabilizer; hydroxylamine sulfate; storage hardening; elastomers; polymer networks; elastic modulus; loops; heterogeneities; fatigue life; hysteresis loss; temperature increase; S-N curve; high surface area graphite; functionalization; serinol pyrrole; ultimate properties; fracture resistance; filled elastomers; stress softening; filler-induced hysteresis; cluster mechanics; FEM simulation; crosslinking; TiO2; nanomaterials; stimuli-responsive materials; smart materials; polychloroprene; ageing; mechanical properties; rubber elasticity theory; silicon rubber (PDMS); dynamic thermomechanical analyses; storage modulus; mechanical loss factor; viscoelastic gripper; rubber foam; filler; charcoal; compression set; recovery; thermodynamics
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The Special Issue "Elastomers: From Theory to Applications" focuses on the current state of the art of elastomers, both in modern developments of rubber-like compositions and applications and from a theoretical perspective. The series of 13 publications offer the latest results in several...