Molecular understanding for large deformations of soft bottlebrush polymer networks
Li‐Heng Cai
Abstract
, which recovers the behavior of conventional polymer networks. Our findings provide a new molecular understanding of the nonlinear mechanics for soft bottlebrush polymer networks.
Topics & Concepts
Soft matterPolymerMaterials scienceNanotechnologyPolymer scienceChemical physicsChemistryComposite materialOrganic chemistryColloidForce Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications