High-Performance Block-Copolymer-Based Dielectric Elastomers with Enhanced Mechanical Properties
RR de Sousa Jr, JB Sacramento… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Thermoplastic elastomer gels have been highlighted in recent years due to their highly
tunable properties, becoming interesting electroactive polymers for the fabrication of …
tunable properties, becoming interesting electroactive polymers for the fabrication of …
Tunable thermoplastic elastomer gels derived from controlled-distribution triblock copolymers with crystallizable endblocks
Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs), a commercially important category of triblock copolymers,
are employed alone or upon physical modification with a midblock-selective oil (to form TPE …
are employed alone or upon physical modification with a midblock-selective oil (to form TPE …
Thermoplastic Elastomers and Their Physical Gels Electrospun into Tunable Microfibrous Nonwoven Mats: Structure Formation and Property Enhancement
Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) based on styrenic block copolymers constitute excellent
examples of self‐networking macromolecules that are employed in a wide range of …
examples of self‐networking macromolecules that are employed in a wide range of …
Concentration-Dependent Mechanical Behavior of Physically Assembled Triblock Copolymer Gels
S Mishra, RM Badani Prado… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Physically assembled gels have promising applications in many fields because of their
tunable mechanical properties. Here, we report the mechanical properties as a function of …
tunable mechanical properties. Here, we report the mechanical properties as a function of …
Effects of concentration of hydrophobic component and swelling in saline solutions on mechanical properties of a stretchable hydrogel
An elastic biopolymer, resilin possesses exceptional qualities such as high stretchability and
resilience. Such attributes are utilized in nature by many species for mechanical energy …
resilience. Such attributes are utilized in nature by many species for mechanical energy …
Temperature-and strain-dependent transient microstructure and rheological responses of endblock-associated triblock gels of different block lengths in a midblock …
Endblock associative ABA gels in midblock selective solvents are attractive due to their
easily tunable mechanical properties. Here, we present the effects of A-and B-block lengths …
easily tunable mechanical properties. Here, we present the effects of A-and B-block lengths …
Achieving high-speed retraction in stretchable hydrogels
Hydrogels mimicking elastomeric biopolymers such as resilin, responsible for power-
amplified activities in biological species necessary for locomotion, feeding, and defense …
amplified activities in biological species necessary for locomotion, feeding, and defense …
Capturing the Transient Microstructure of a Physically Assembled Gel Subjected to Temperature and Large Deformation
The microstructure of physically assembled gels depends on mechanical loading and
environmental stimuli such as temperature. Here, we report the real-time change in the …
environmental stimuli such as temperature. Here, we report the real-time change in the …
Network topology and stability of homologous multiblock copolymer physical gels
The mechanical properties of physical gels generated by selectively swelling a homologous
series of linear multiblock copolymers are investigated by quasistatic uniaxial tensile tests …
series of linear multiblock copolymers are investigated by quasistatic uniaxial tensile tests …
Cutting to measure the elasticity and fracture of soft gels
The fracture properties of very soft and/or brittle materials are challenging to measure
directly due to the limitations of existing fracture testing methods. To address this issue, we …
directly due to the limitations of existing fracture testing methods. To address this issue, we …