Structures and Properties of Rubberlike NetworksRubber elasticity is an important sub-field of polymer science. This book is in many ways a sequel to the authors' previous, more introductory book, Rubberlike Elasticity: A Molecular Primer (Wiley-Interscience, 1988), and will in some respects replace the now classic book by L.R.G. Treloar, The Physics of Rubber Elasticity (Oxford, 1975). The present book has much in common with its predecessor, in particular its strong emphasis on molecular concepts and theories. Similarly, only equilibrium properties are covered in any detail. Though this book treats much of the same subject matter, it is a more comprehensive, more up-to-date, and somewhat more sophisticated treatment. |
Contents
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I The ConstrainedJunction Model | 22 |
II Constraints along Network Chains | 33 |
5 Relationships between Stress and Strain | 44 |
6 Swelling of Networks | 53 |
7 Critical Phenomena and Phase Transitions in Gels | 73 |
8 Calculations and Simulations | 87 |
12 Networks with Semiflexible Chains and Networks Exhibiting StrainInduced Crystallization | 165 |
13 Networks Having Multimodal ChainLength Distributions | 188 |
14 SmallAngle Neutron Scattering | 220 |
15 Bioelastomers | 235 |
16 Multiphase Systems | 265 |
Appendixes | 307 |
Selected General Bibliography | 351 |
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