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POLYMER JOURNAL
Volume 53, Issue 12, Pages 1293-1303Publisher
SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.1038/s41428-021-00529-4
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) [19K14672, 21J13478, 18H02027, 21H04688, 20H05733]
- Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) CREST [JPMJCR1992]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [21J13478, 21H04688, 20H05733, 18H02027, 19K14672] Funding Source: KAKEN
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The research found that the energy contribution to the linear elasticity of polymer gels in the as-prepared state may be a significant negative value, challenging traditional notions; Traditional molecular models of rubber elasticity theories cannot be used to estimate the structural parameters of polymer gels; By providing a unified formula, past experimental results that seemed inconsistent have been reconciled.
We recently found that the energy contribution to the linear elasticity of polymer gels in the as-prepared state can be a significant negative value; the shear modulus is not proportional to the absolute temperature [1]. Our finding challenges the conventional notion that the polymer-gel elasticity is mainly determined by the entropy contribution. Existing molecular models of classical rubber elasticity theories, including the affine, phantom, and junction affine network models, cannot be used to estimate the structural parameters of polymer gels. In this focus review, we summarize the experimental studies on the linear elasticity of polymer gels in the as-prepared state using tetra-arm poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) hydrogels with a homogenous polymer network. We also provide a unified formula for the linear elasticity of polymer gels with various network topologies and densities. Using the unified formula, we reconcile the past experimental results that seemed to be inconsistent with each other. Finally, we mention that there are still fundamental unresolved problems involving the linear elasticity of polymer gels.
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