Microscopic theory of rubber elasticity

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 120, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 9359-9370

  Oyerokun, Folusho T ^a   Schweizer, Kenneth S ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEMATIC ELASTOMERS; POLYMER FLUIDS; POLYMER NETWORKS; PRISM THEORY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSSLINKING; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTOMERS; ENTROPY; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; QUENCHING; RUBBER; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

ELASTICITY;

EID: 2942564123     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1695327     Document Type: Article

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