A New Determination Method of Network Chain-Length Distribution of Rubber Vulcanizates by Chemorheology

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Murakami, Kenkichi

Affiliations: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Science and Engineering, Teikyo University, 1-1, Toyosatodai, Utsunomiya, 320, Japan

Abstract: The structural changes of material caused by chemical reaction are reflected in the viscoelastic properties of these substances. Such a viscoelastic property induced by chemical reaction was termed chemorheology. Therefore, chemorheology is a relatively new discipline encompassing the physical and chemical aspects involved in the elucidation of the mechanisms, at a molecular level, of structural changes of polymers during their degradation. The studies presented here are the results stimulated further research in areas where this new determination will be more developed.

DOI: 10.3233/BME-1993-3403

Journal: Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 199-209, 1993