Rubberlike elasticity : a molecular primer / James E. Mark, Burak Erman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mark, James E., 1934- author.

Erman, Burak, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Polymers.

Elastomers.

Elasticity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 260 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Preface to the first edition

Preface to the first edition

Introduction

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

Networks prepared under unusual conditions

Strain-induced crystallization and ultimate properties

Multimodal networks

Birefringence and segmental orientation

Neuton scattering from networks

Liquid-crystalline elastomers

Bioelastomers

Filled elastomers

Current problems and new directions

Appendices.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-255) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-15911-3

1-280-75030-8

9786610750306

0-511-26937-4

0-511-26993-5

0-511-26858-0

0-511-54132-5

0-511-32070-1

0-511-26925-0

OCLC:

171140595