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Robust cholesteric liquid crystal elastomer fibres for mechanochromic textiles

Nature Materials, 2022
Mechanically responsive textiles have transformative potential in many areas from fashion to healthcare. Cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers have strong mechanochromic responses that offer attractive opportunities for such applications.
Yong Geng, Jan P F Lagerwall
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Development of a novel elastomer with unique properties as fire and radiation resistance [PDF]

Scientific Reports
This study aims to create a novel, distinct form of elastomer with superior ability to resist fire, high resistance to radiation, and resistance to environmental conditions such as temperature and solvents.
Tarek Mansour Mohamed, Ghada A. Mahmoud
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Skin-inspired hydrogel–elastomer hybrids with robust interfaces and functional microstructures

Nature Communications, 2016
Inspired by mammalian skins, soft hybrids integrating the merits of elastomers and hydrogels have potential applications in diverse areas including stretchable and bio-integrated electronics, microfluidics, tissue engineering, soft robotics and ...
Hyunwoo Yuk, Teng Zhang, German A Parada
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Incorporation of Oligomeric Hydrocarbon Resins for Improving the Properties of Aircraft Tire Retreads

Applied Sciences, 2021
This study focuses on the use of oligomeric hydrocarbon resins in order to benefit from their effect on improving the performance of aircraft tire retreads.
Indriasari, Jacques Noordermeer, Wilma Dierkes   +2 more
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Silane-modified low molecular weight ‘liquid’ polymers in sulfur cured mixtures of styrene-butadiene copolymers and silica

Polymer Testing, 2021
Silane coupling agents are used in silica filled rubber compounds to increase the filer-polymer interactions and to lower the filler-filer interactions. In addition, silane functionalized polymers can be used.
M. Gruendken, M.M. Velencoso, D. Koda, A. Blume   +3 more
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Skin-like mechanoresponsive self-healing ionic elastomer from supramolecular zwitterionic network

Nature Communications, 2021
Stretchable ionic skins are intriguing in mimicking the versatile sensations of natural skins. However, for their applications in advanced electronics, good elastic recovery, self-healing, and more importantly, skin-like nonlinear mechanoresponse (strain-
Wei Zhang, Baohu Wu, Shengtong Sun, Peiyi Wu   +3 more
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Active terahertz beam steering based on mechanical deformation of liquid crystal elastomer metasurface

Light: Science & Applications, 2023
Active metasurfaces are emerging as the core of next-generation optical devices with their tunable optical responses and flat-compact topography. Especially for the terahertz band, active metasurfaces have been developed as fascinating devices for ...
Xiaolin Zhuang, W. Zhang, Kemeng Wang, Yangfan Gu, Youwen An, Xueqian Zhang, J. Gu, D. Luo, Jiaguang Han, Weili Zhang   +9 more
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Preparation of Elastic Macroporous Graphene Aerogel Based on Pickering Emulsion Method and Combination with ETPU for High Performance Piezoresistive Sensors

Micromachines, 2023
High-performance pressure sensors provide the necessary conditions for smart shoe applications. In this paper, the elastic Macroporous Graphene Aerogel (MGA) was synthesized via the modified Hummers’ method, and it was further combined with Expanded ...
Wei Zhao, Hao Chen, Yuqi Wang, Qing Zhuo, Yaopeng Liu, Yuanyuan Li, Hangyu Dong, Shidong Li, Linli Tan, Jianfeng Tan, Zhuo Liu, Yingru Li   +11 more
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Morphology and Physico-Mechanical Threshold of α-Cellulose as Filler in an E-SBR Composite

Molecules, 2021
In the current context of green mobility and sustainability, the use of new generation natural fillers, namely, α-cellulose, has gained significant recognition.
Soumya Ghosh Chowdhury, Jagannath Chanda, Sreedip Ghosh, Abhijit Pal, Prasenjit Ghosh, Sanjay Kumar Bhattacharyya, Rabindra Mukhopadhyay, Shib Shankar Banerjee, Amit Das   +8 more
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Influence of functionalized S–SBR on silica–filled rubber compound properties

Functional Composite Materials, 2022
Styrene–butadiene–Rubber, SBR, is most often used in tread compounds in order to improve the Rolling Resistance (RR). The functionalized SBRs are used to increase the polymer–filler interaction in the compound to improve RR.
Chigusa Yamada, Atsushi Yasumoto, Tadashi Matsushita, Anke Blume   +3 more
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