A Nonaffine Molecular Chain Network Model for Elastomeric Gel

Submerged in a solvent-containing environment and subject to applied forces, a nonaffine molecular chain network absorbs the solvent and deforms, forming an elastomeric gel. The Helmholtz free energy of the gel is separated into the contribution due to stretching the nonaffine molecular chain networ...

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Published in:Key engineering materials 2018-08, Vol.774, p.203-209
Main Authors: Ueda, Masashi, Mimura, Koji, Riku, Isamu, Sawada, Tomoki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Elastomers
Molecular chains
Solvents
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Summary:Submerged in a solvent-containing environment and subject to applied forces, a nonaffine molecular chain network absorbs the solvent and deforms, forming an elastomeric gel. The Helmholtz free energy of the gel is separated into the contribution due to stretching the nonaffine molecular chain network and that due to mixing the polymer and the solvent. The effect of the nonaffine movement of the molecular chain on the deformation behavior of the gel is discussed.
ISSN:1013-9826
1662-9795
1662-9795
DOI:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.774.203