Over the past 20 years, the field of polymer mechanochemistry has amassed a toolbox of
mechanophores that translate mechanical energy into a variety of functional responses …

Topology plays a critical role in dictating the properties of many materials. In recent years,
with advances in synthetic and characterization techniques, substantial efforts have been …

Many polymer networks and gels display nanostructural heterogeneity in the form of
spatially inhomogeneous crosslinking densities, along with additional topological defects …

Mechanical behavior of the cross-linked polymer system is modulated by various cross-
linkings, ie, chemical and physical cross-linking. The poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA)–boric acid …

This Perspective highlights how entanglement effects on rubber elasticity can be unveiled by
a combination of different macroscopic and microscopic methods, taking advantage of new …

Peroxide-crosslinked ethylene propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM) elastomer samples were
prepared with various types and concentrations of peroxide, with and without co-agent. The …

Despite the widespread application of prevulcanized natural rubber latex film (VNRL), its
microstructure of VNRL has not been fully elucidated, and the impact of the microstructure …

Small angle neutron scattering was used to measure single chain radii of gyration of end-
linked polymer gels before and after cross-linking to calculate the prestrain, which is the ratio …

Polymer-network gels often exhibit complex nanoscopic architectures. First, the polymer-
network mesh topology on scales of 1–10 nm is usually not uniform and regular, but …

Combined mechanical and NMR experiments were performed on bulk as well as swollen
elastomers. Uniaxial stress–strain experiments in combination with current models of …