Interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) are combinations of two or more network
polymers, synthesized in juxtaposition. Several methods of synthesis, particularly sequential …

A variety of unique phenomena are encountered in gels which arise from coupling between
phase transition and elasticity. On the basis of a Ginzburg-Landau theory with a tensor order …

A mean-field equilibrium theory for reversible network formation due to heterotypic pairwise
interactions in mixtures of associative polymers is extended via a weak inhomogeneity …

The physical properties of in-situ produced composites, such as the TEOS-polysiloxane
based systems, are directly related to the complex interaction of structuralfeatures from the …

Inhomogeneities occur in the network of fine-stranded β-lactoglobulin gels. They have been
characterized by electron microscopy and their influence on the rheological properties at …

Poly (dimethylsiloxane) networks were prepared by tetrafunctionally end‐linking hydroxyl‐
terminated chains with tetraethoxysilane (TEOS). Molecular composites were then prepared …

Polymer blends, mixtures, or block copolymers can be cross-linked in a homogeneous state
forming a multicomponent network. Upon cooling such network, the repulsion between …

Two morphological models have been proposed to describe small‐angle x‐ray scattering
from organic‐inorganic composite (OIC) materials. The first model invokes the idea of a …

We consider here a polymer blend made of two crosslinked polymers A and B of different
chemical nature, in the presence of a common solvent assumed to be good for both species …

The structure of simultaneously cross-linked interpenetrating polymer networks of poly
(carbonate− urethane)(PCU) and poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) has been studied by …