The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of particles as filler in soft rubber sensors installed in artificial skin. We examine sensors made of natural rubber (NR-latex) that include magnetic particles of Ni and Fe₃O₄ using magnetic compound fluid (MCF). The 1-mm thickness of the electrolytically polymerized MCF rubber makes production of comparatively thin rubber sensors feasible. We...

The dimensioning of injection heads for the extrusion of rubber profiles is exclusively based on empiric knowledge of the non-linear flow behavior of elastomers. Thus, the design of injection heads is carried out with subject to the used rubber compound, whereas the geometry of the appropriate profile is achieved by empiric adaptation of the extrusion die. This was one of the motivations for a ...

Natural rubber (cis-1,4-polyisoprene) is an isoprenoid compound produced exclusively in plants by the action of rubber transferase. Despite a keen interest in revealing the mechanisms of rubber chain elongation and chain length determination, the molecular nature of rubber transferase has not yet been identified. A recent report has revealed that a 24 kDa protein tightly associated with the sma...