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Yoshimi Tanaka1, Rikimaru Kuwabara, Yang-Ho Na, Takayuki Kurokawa, Jian Ping Gong, Yoshihito Osada.
Abstract
The fracture energy G of double network (DN) gels, consisting of poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid) (PAMPS) as the first network and poly(acrylamide) (PAAm) as the second network, was measured by the tearing test as a function of the crack velocity V. The following results were obtained: (i) The fracture energy G ranges from 10(2) to approximately 10(3) J/m2, which is 100-1000 times larger than that of normal PAAm gels (10(0) J/m2) or PAMPS gels (10(-1) J/m2) with similar polymer concentrations to the DN gels. (ii) G shows weak dependence on the crack velocity V. (iii) G at a given value of V increases with decreasing of cross-linking density of the 2nd network. The measured values of G were compared with three theories that describe different mechanisms enhancing the fracture energy of soft polymeric systems. A mechanism relating to a heterogeneous structure of the DN gel is convincing for the remarkable large values of G.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID： 16852418 DOI： 10.1021/jp0500790
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Phys Chem B ISSN： 1520-5207 Impact factor: 2.991