This article reviews the principles and applications of one of the currently most powerful
NMR approaches for the characterization of chain motion in elastomers, entangled 0079 …

We present proton–proton multiple-quantum investigations on a series of monomodal and
strongly bimodal end-linked poly (dimethylsiloxane) model networks. A robust pulse …

Stress-induced crystallization (SIC) and stress-induced melting (SIM) in pure and filled
(carbon black, CB) natural rubbers are studied by mechanical analysis, X-ray scattering, and …

The strain dependence of the Johari–Goldstein (JG)-β relaxation time, as well as the
directional dependence, was systematically investigated for stretched cross-linked …

The aim of this study is to revisit the characterization of entanglement density in polyethylene
melts by studying a series of well-defined, high molecular weight polyethylene materials via …

In-situ synchrotron wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) studies and simultaneous
measurements of stress and strain during uniaxial stretching of various vulcanized rubbers …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
lineshapes and the lineshape fitting procedures. Of the various common NMR lineshapes …

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 …

A series of cross-linked styrene-butadiene rubbers (SBR) filled with different amounts of
carbon black and silica are investigated by proton multiple-quantum nuclear magnetic …

Results of different NMR investigations of elastomers are reviewed with respect to their
significance for statistical models of rubber elasticity. In contrast to earlier work based on …