In Part I of this paper, we developed a homogenization-based constitutive model for the effective behavior of isotropic porous elastomers subjected to finite deformations. In this part, we make use of the proposed model to predict the overall response of porous elastomers with (compressible and incompressible) Gent matrix phases under a wide variety of loading conditions and initial values of p...

The bromination of poly(isobutylene- co -isoprene) rubber introduces a small amount bromide groups (1–2 mol%) to the elastomer backbone and creates new opportunities for functionalisation, as compared other saturated diene elastomers.

Flexoelectricity, in which a dielectric material develops an electrical polarization response to mechanical strain, is important degree of freedom for designing actuators with simpler structure and higher performance. Its applications are usually limited the nanoscale, though, due phenomenon's inherent size dependence. This study presents $i\phantom{\rule{0}{0ex}}n\phantom{\rule{0}{0ex}}v\phant...

The booming wearable market and recent advances in material science has led to the rapid development of various sensors, actuators, devices that can be worn, embedded fabric, accessorized, or tattooed directly onto skin. Wearable a subcategory technology, have attracted enormous interest from researchers disciplines many actuators been developed past few decades assist improve people’s everyday...

Order and frustration play an important role in liquid-crystalline polymer networks (elastomers). The first part of this review is concerned with elastomers in the nematic state and starts with a discussion of nematic polymers, the properties of which are strongly determined by the anisotropy of the polymer backbone. Neutron scattering and X-ray measurements provide the basis for a description ...