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Mechanical properties of solid polymers
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A concise, self-contained introduction to solid polymers, the mechanics of their behavior and molecular and structural interpretations can be found in this article, which provides extended coverage of recent developments in rubber elasticity, relaxation transitions, non-linear viscoelastic behavior, anisotropic mechanical behavior, yield behavior of polymers and other fields.Abstract:
A concise, self-contained introduction to solid polymers, the mechanics of their behavior and molecular and structural interpretations. This updated edition provides extended coverage of recent developments in rubber elasticity, relaxation transitions, non-linear viscoelastic behavior, anisotropic mechanical behavior, yield behavior of polymers, breaking phenomena, and other fields.read more
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Preparation and Characterization of Graphene Oxide Paper
Dmitriy A. Dikin,Sasha Stankovich,Eric Zimney,Richard D. Piner,Geoffrey Dommett,Guennadi Evmenenko,SonBinh T. Nguyen,Rodney S. Ruoff +7 more
TL;DR: Graphene oxide paper is reported, a free-standing carbon-based membrane material made by flow-directed assembly of individual graphene oxide sheets that outperforms many other paper-like materials in stiffness and strength.
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Small but strong: A review of the mechanical properties of carbon nanotube–polymer composites
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the progress to date in the field of mechanical reinforcement of polymers using nanotubes is presented, and the most promising processing methods for mechanical reinforcement are discussed.
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Anomalous diffusion models and their properties: non-stationarity, non-ergodicity, and ageing at the centenary of single particle tracking.
TL;DR: This Perspective is intended as a guidebook for both experimentalists and theorists working on systems, which exhibit anomalous diffusion, and pays special attention to the ergodicity breaking parameters for the different anomalous stochastic processes.
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Structural and mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the processing, structure, and mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites reinforced with respective layered silicates, ceramic nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes is presented.
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Biodegradable composites based on lignocellulosic fibers—An overview
TL;DR: An overview of the developments made in the area of biodegradable composites, in terms of market, processing methods, matrix reinforcement systems, morphology, properties and product development is presented in this article.
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An Investigation of the Dynamic Elastic Properties of Some High Polymers
K W Hillier,H Kolsky +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, an apparatus for the transmission of sound along filaments at frequencies between 1,000 and 6,000 cycles per second is described, both for unstrained specimens and whilst they are being elongated at a constant rate of increase of strain.
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The Dynamic Compressibility of a Rubber‐Sulfur Vulcanizate and Its Relation to Free Volume
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Significance of the Equation of State for Rubber
TL;DR: The physical significance of stress strain curves and isometrics obtained by the relaxation method is discussed and clarified in this paper, where a general theory is formulated for time dependent elastic phenomena by generalizing Boltzmann's theory.