Viscoelastic behavior of rubbery materials /
Roland, C. M. (Charles Michael),1952-,author.
The gigantic size of polymer molecules makes them viscoelastic - their behavior changes depending on how fast and for how long the material is used. This book looks at the latest discoveries in the field from a fundamental molecular perspective, in order to guide the development of better and new applications for soft materials.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Cooperative  local dynamics - the glass-transition zone -- 3. Chain dynamics -- 4. Networks -- 5. Constitutive modeling, non-linear behavior, and the stress-optic law -- 6. Reduced variables and characteristic relaxation times -- 7. Blends -- 8. Liquid-crystalline materials -- 9. Bioelastomers -- 10. Confinement effects on polymer dynamics.
The gigantic size of polymer molecules makes them viscoelastic - their behavior changes depending on how fast and for how long the material is used. This book looks at the latest discoveries in the field from a fundamental molecular perspective, in order to guide the development of better and new applications for soft materials.
Elastomers.
Polymers
Viscoelasticity.