Influence of microstructural parameters on mechanical behavior of polymer gels

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 49, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 436-444

  Yan, Huixian ^a,b   Jin, Bo ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SANMING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Edwards Vilgis slip link entanglement; Flory Rehner; Free energy; Gel

Indexed keywords

CHAIN ENTANGLEMENTS; EDWARDS-VILGIS SLIP-LINK ENTANGLEMENT; ENTANGLED NETWORKS; ENTANGLED STATE; FLORY-HUGGINS; FLORY-REHNER; FREE ENERGY FUNCTION; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MICROSTRUCTURAL PARAMETERS; NETWORK MODELS; POLYMER GELS; POLYMER NETWORKS; SIMPLE SHEAR; SOLUTION THEORY; SWELLING DEFORMATION; UNIAXIAL EXTENSION;

FREE ENERGY; GELS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; POLYMERS; QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT; STRESSES;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84655176414     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2011.10.026     Document Type: Article

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