3 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Active Learning for Predicting Polymer/Plasticizer Phase Behaviour
Lois Smith, Jessica Steele, Hossein Ali Karimi-Varzaneh +1
Plasticisers (PLs) are small additives commonly incorporated into polymer composites to enhance processability and improve mechanical properties. Their effectiveness depends heavil…
physics.app-ph2024
Cavity Formation in Silica-Filled Rubber Compounds Observed During Deformation by Ultra Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering
Ilya Yakovlev, Michael Sztucki, Frank Fleck +4
When silica-filled rubber compounds are deformed, structural modifications in the material's bulk lead to irreversible damage, the most significant of which is cavitation appearing…
cond-mat.soft2024
A Framework for a High Throughput Screening Method to Assess Polymer/Plasticizer Miscibility
Lois Smith, H. Ali Karimi-Varzaneh, Sebastian Finger +3
Polymer composite materials require softening to reduce their glass transition temperature and improve processability. To this end, plasticizers, which are small organic molecules,…