Polymer Network Elasticity
Polymer Network Elasticity is a theoretical construct in polymer physics that characterizes the entropic and enthalpic restoring forces arising from the deformation of a cross-linked polymer network, distinguishing it from linear viscoelastic behavior by its dependence on permanent network connectivity and finite extensibility of polymer chains.
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A New Constitutive Relation for Rubber
A. N. Gent · Rubber Chemistry and Technology · 1996 · 1.8K citations
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Paris, France
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60 publications
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University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
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41 publications
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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35 publications
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Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research
Dresden, Germany
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Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
Prague, Czechia
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995 citations

University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Mainz, Germany
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Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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PRL · 23 publications · 2.4K citations
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