Soft materials are materials with a low shear modulus relative to their bulk modulus and
where elastic restoring forces are mainly of entropic origin. A sparse population of strong …

Human beings cannot live without elastomers, which exist almost everywhere in human life
nowadays. Although elastomers with a variety of features are developed for specific …

Tracking the behavior of mechanochromic molecules provides valuable insights into force
transmission and associated microstructural changes in soft materials under load. Herein …

The evolution process of the crosslinking structure in sulfur-cured natural rubber (NR) under
the combined effect of compressive stress and temperature was investigated using a …

Thermoplastic elastomers based on polyesters/carbonates have the potential to maximize
recyclability, degradability and renewable resource use. However, they often underperform …

Considerable amounts of waste chitin are produced every year from the fishing industry;
however, the efficient utilization of natural chitin remains a challenge. To expand the …

A novel mode of gel toughening displaying crack bifurcation is highlighted in phase-
separated hydrogels. By exploring original covalent network topologies, phase-separated …

Natural rubber (NR) has excellent mechanical properties than synthetic rubber for its strain
induced crystallization (SIC) property. It is known that crosslink density has significant …

We investigated the reinforcement behavior of small amounts of chemically unmodified
cellulose nanofiber (CNF) in eco-friendly natural rubber (NR) nanocomposites. For this …

Natural rubber (NR) with complex components has superior mechanical properties to
synthetic high cis-1, 4-polyisoprene. It is still a challenge to explore the reason why NR owns …