How double dynamics affects the large deformation and fracture behaviors of soft materials

K Cui, JP Gong - Journal of Rheology, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Numerous mechanically strong and tough soft materials comprising of polymer networks
have been developed over the last two decades, motivated by new high-tech applications in …

Time–temperature and time–water superposition principles applied to poly (allylamine)/poly (acrylic acid) complexes

PC Suarez-Martinez, P Batys, M Sammalkorpi… - …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The dynamic mechanical and rheological behavior of polyelectrolyte coacervates and
complex precipitates is of interest for many applications ranging from health to personal …

Relaxation behavior by time-salt and time-temperature superpositions of polyelectrolyte complexes from coacervate to precipitate

S Ali, VM Prabhu - Gels, 2018 - mdpi.com
Complexation between anionic and cationic polyelectrolytes results in solid-like precipitates
or liquid-like coacervate depending on the added salt in the aqueous medium. However, the …

Preface: Special issue on associating polymers

E Van Ruymbeke - Journal of Rheology, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
Associative polymers represent a very promising class of systems, since they offer exciting
opportunities for stimuli-responsive structures, and exhibit reversible properties, from rubber …

Modulating the thermomechanical properties and self-healing efficiency of siloxane-based soft polymers through metal–ligand coordination

J Pignanelli, Z Qian, X Gu, MJ Ahamed… - New Journal of …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Short oligomeric species end-capped with imine-based ligands can generate intrinsic
autonomous self-healable soft polymers upon metal coordination, allowing for the …

Dynamics of supramolecular self-healing recovery in extension

ZR Hinton, A Shabbir, NJ Alvarez - Macromolecules, 2019 - ACS Publications
Self-healing materials are prized for their ability to recover mechanical properties after
damage. Supramolecular polymer networks have been demonstrated to have the ability to …

Poloxamer/carboxymethyl pullulan aqueous systems—Miscibility and thermogelation studies using viscometry, rheology and dynamic light scattering

I Popescu, M Constantin, M Bercea, BP Coșman… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Thermally-induced gelling systems based on Poloxamer 407 (PL) and polysaccharides are
known for their biomedical applications; however, phase separation frequently occurs in …

Nonionic star polymers with upper critical solution temperature in aqueous solutions

A Aliakseyeu, R Hlushko, SA Sukhishvili - Polymer Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
We report synthesis of temperature-responsive linear and star poly (2-ureido aminoethyl
methacrylates)(PUEMs) of matched molecular weights, their phase transitions in aqueous …

Parallel-disk viscometry of a viscoplastic hydrogel: Yield stress and other parameters of shear viscosity and wall slip

L Quan, DM Kalyon - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
The rheology, ie, the flow and deformation properties, of hydrogels is generally a very
important consideration for their functionality. However, the accurate characterization of their …

Effect of a competitive solvent on binding enthalpy and chain intermixing in hydrogen-bonded layer-by-layer films

V Selin, A Aliakseyeu, JF Ankner… - Macromolecules, 2019 - ACS Publications
This work is focused on the effect of a small-molecule/hydrogen-bonding competitor on the
heat of complexation of hydrogen-bonding polymers in aqueous solutions, as well as on …