The enormous size of polymer molecules causes their molecular motions to span a broad
range of length scales and give rise to viscoelastic behaviour. This rate-dependence of the …

In this chapter we review flow-induced mesophases in some crystalline polymers with rather
differentcharacteristics: polyethylene terephthalate, isotactic polypropylene and …

Stretch-induced crystallization (SIC) and phase transitions of poly (dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS)
have been studied with the in situ synchrotron radiation wide-angle X-ray scattering …

A molecular-level understanding of the strain response of elastomers is a key to connect
microscopic dynamics to macroscopic properties. In this study we investigate the local strain …

We use low-resolution proton NMR to probe the chain deformation in swollen and
nonlinearly deformed vulcanized rubber and end-linked PDMS networks on a microscopic …

The complex pathway of transmitted stress and strain within elastic networks affects the
conformations of single network chains in a complex and inhomogeneous manner. For a …

Amorphous poly (diethylsiloxane)(PDES) elastomers undergo a transition to an aligned
mesomorphic state when subjected to uniaxial tension. The structural changes associated …

Single-side NMR is particularly suitable for measurements of segmental anisotropy induced
in elastomers by uniaxial forces or local strain. Proton transverse nuclear magnetic …

End-linked poly (diethylsiloxane) networks containing− CD2CH3 groups were studied in
uniaxial extension by solid-state 2H NMR. Chain segment orientation was measured for …

2H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and small angle neutron scattering (SANS) data are
reported for deuterated guest chains of polydiethysiloxane (PDES) in end-linked PDES …