2 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Wear in multiple network elastomers arises from the continuous accumulation of molecular damage rather than microcrack growth
Ombeline Taisne, Julien Caillard, Côme Thillaye du Boullay +3
Tire wear releases millions of tons of particles annually, bearing immense industrial and environmental impact. However, efforts to mitigate the wear of elastomeric materials remai…
cond-mat.soft2025
Probing the Microscopic Origin of Toughness in Multiple Polymer Networks
Nicholas H. P. Orr, Magali Le Goff, Burebi Yiming +6
Multiple polymer networks, such as double-network elastomers comprising a sacrificial and a matrix network, exhibit exceptional mechanical resilience, commonly attributed to the fo…