Elastomers are unique to polymers and exhibit extraordinary reversible extension with low
hysteresis and minimal permanent set. They are the ideal polymers relieved of molecular …

The addition of nanoparticles (NPs) to polymers is a powerful method to improve the
mechanical and other properties of macromolecular materials. Such hybrid polymer–particle …

Model hybrid hydrogels reinforced by silica nanoparticles were designed by polymerizing
and cross-linking the gels in situ. The polymer–particle interactions were tuned by using …

Hyaluronic acid (HAc) hydrogel exhibits excellent biocompatibility, but it has limited
biomedical application due to its poor biomechanical properties as well as too-fast …

In this study, hyaluronic acid-pullulan injectable hydrogels were incorporated with
biomimetic hydroxyapatite spheres and were modified using silane coupling agents in order …

Nanocomposites of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with poly (butylene adipate-
co-terephthalate)(PBAT), a flexible aromatic–aliphatic copolyester, were prepared by melt …

Filled rubber materials exhibit a complex macroresponse characterized by stress softening,
hysteresis, and dissipative heating when they are cyclically loaded. The relationship of these …

Adding fillers in elastomers is known to increase the elastic modulus and the wear
resistance of elastomers, but also to increase nonlinear dissipation, a phenomenon known …

Over the past twenty years experiments performed on thin polymer films deposited on
substrates have shown that the glass transition temperature T g can either decrease or …

Soft-solid foods show a progressive transition from a viscoelastic solid state to a flowing fluid
state when subjected to a large load. The engineering properties and sensory texture of soft …