Inducing uniform single-crystal like orientation in natural rubber with constrained uniaxial stretch. Issue 25 (7th July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhou, Weiming; Meng, Lingpu; Lu, Jie; Wang, Zhen; Zhang, Wenhua; Huang, Ningdong; Chen, Liang; Li, Liangbin
• Is Part Of: Soft matter. Volume 11:Issue 25(2015)
• Page Start: 5044
• Page End: 5052
• Publication Date: 2015-07-07
• Subjects: Soft condensed matter -- Periodicals; 530.413
• DOI: 10.1039/c5sm00738k
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1744-683X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="toc"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <graphic position="anchor" id="ga" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgj148t3x3m" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" />The single-crystal-like orientation of natural rubber polycrystals is induced by constrained stretch, and the free energy of the final state should be incorporated into the thermodynamic driving force for flow-induced crystallization.</p> </abstract>