ZAP-logo_stretched- (VIDEO)

University of Texas at Austin

Caption

Patterned sample is being stretched under uniaxial tension. Video was recorded with the sample between cross-polarizers, allowing for visualization of polymer chain alignment. The dark, opaque sections have been hardened. The transparent sections have been left soft and stretchy.

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The University of Texas at Austin

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