SANS INVESTIGATIONS OF TOPOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS AND MICROSCOPIC DEFORMATION IN POLYMER NETWORKS

Authors
PYCKHOUTHINTZEN W WESTERMANN S URBAN V RICHTER D STRAUBE E
Citation
W. Pyckhouthintzen et al., SANS INVESTIGATIONS OF TOPOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS AND MICROSCOPIC DEFORMATION IN POLYMER NETWORKS, Physica. B, Condensed matter, 234, 1997, pp. 236-239
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Physica. B, Condensed matter → ACNP
ISSN journal
09214526
Volume
234
Year of publication
1997
Pages
236 - 239
Database
ISI
SICI code
0921-4526(1997)234:<236:SIOTCA>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The microscopic deformation of network chains in cross-linked rubbers under strain is addressed by small angle neutron scattering (SANS) on labelled paths in a network. The experimental results sustain the cont ribution of tube constraints to the rubber elasticity in networks.