Extensibility of the Polymer Gels (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

Extensibility of the Polymer Gels

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The polymer gels, which were prepared using polyrotaxane (PR) cross-linkers of different molecular weights but the same number of cross-linking points per unit volume of gel, have almost the same Young's modulus. By contrast, the extensibility and rupture strength of the polymer gels are substantially increased with increasing molecular weight of the PR cross-linker.

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Yukikazu Takeoka

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