Mechanochemically Responsive Viscoelastic Elastomers
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Takaffoli, Mahdi
Zhang, Teng
Parks, David Moore
Zhao, Xuanhe
Date Issued
May 2016
Journal
Journal of Applied Mechanics
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ASME International
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Takaffoli, Mahdi; Zhang, Teng; Parks, David and Zhao, Xuanhe. “Mechanochemically Responsive Viscoelastic Elastomers.” Journal of Applied Mechanics 83, no. 7 (May 9, 2016): 071007. © 2016 ASME
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Abstract
Mechanochemically responsive (MCR) polymers have been designed to possess unconventional properties such as changing colors, self-healing, and releasing catalysts under deformation. These properties of MCR polymers stem from a class of molecules, referred to as mechanophores, whose chemical reactions can be controlled by mechanical forces. Although extensive studies have been devoted to the syntheses of MCR polymers by incorporating various mechanophores into polymer networks, the intricate interactions between mechanical forces and chemical reactions in MCR polymers across multiple length and time scales are still not well understood. In this paper, we focus on mechanochemical responses in viscoelastic elastomers and develop a theoretical model to characterize the coupling between viscoelasticity and chemical reactions of MCR elastomers. We show that the kinetics of viscoelasticity and mechanophore reactions introduce different time scales into the MCR elastomers. The model can consistently represent experimental data on both mechanical properties and chemical reactions of MCR viscoelastic elastomers. In particular, we explain recent experimental observations on the increasing chemical activation during stress relaxation of MCR elastomers, which cannot be explained with existing models. The proposed model provides a theoretical foundation for the design of future MCR polymers with desirable properties.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4033431
