Rubberlike Elasticity

A molecular primer

James Mark, Burak Erman

260 pages, parution le 08/02/2007 (2^eme édition)

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Résumé

Elastomers and rubberlike materials form a critical component in diverse applications that range from tyres to biomimetics and are used in chemical, biomedical, mechanical and electrical engineering. This updated and expanded edition provides an elementary introduction to the physical and molecular concepts governing elastic behaviour, with a particular focus on elastomers. The coverage of fundamental principles has been greatly extended and fully revised, with analogies to more familiar systems such as gases, producing an engaging approach to these phenomena. Dedicated chapters on novel uses of elastomers, covering bioelastomers, filled elastomers and liquid crystalline elastomers, illustrate the established and emerging applications at the forefront of physical science. With a list of experiments and demonstrations, problem sets and solutions, this is a self-contained introduction to the topic for graduate students, researchers and industrialists working in the applied fields of physics and chemistry, polymer science and engineering.

The fundamentals have been revised and expanded, and novel uses of elastomers are covered, including liquid crystalline elastomers, bioelastomers, and filled elastomers
Includes questions and answers to assess the reader's grasp of the topics
Provides a list of experiments and demonstrations so the reader can put the theory into practice

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Fundamentals:
- Some rubberlike materials
- The single molecule: theory and experiment
- Preparation and structure of networks
- Elementary statistical theory for idealized networks
- Statistical theory for real networks
- Elastic equations of state and Force-Deformation relations
- Swelling of networks and volume phase transitions
- Force as a function of temperature
- Model elastomers
Additional Topics:
- Networks prepared under unusual conditions
- Strain-induced crystallization and ultimate properties
- Multimodal networks
- Birefringence and segmental orientation
- Neutron scattering from networks
- Liquid crystalline elastomers
- Bioelastomers
- Filled elastomers
- Current problems and new directions
Apendixes:
- Relationships between I', ~, and Mc
- Relationships between , <((d,)r2)>, 0, and t/>
- Equations of state for miscellaneous deformations from the Constrained-Junction Theory
- Thermodynamics of the relationship of stress to temperature
- Questions and answers

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	James Mark, Burak Erman
Parution	08/02/2007
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	260
Format	18 x 25,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	650g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521814256
ISBN13	978-0-521-81425-6