Super-soft, firm, and strong elastomers toward replication of tissue viscoelastic response
Erfan Dashtimoghadam, Mitchell Maw, Andrew N. Keith, Foad Vashahi, Verena Kempkes, Yulia D. Gordievskaya, Elena Yu. Kramarenko, Egor A. Bersenev, Evgeniia A. Nikitina, Dimitri A. Ivanov, Yuan Tian, Andrey V. Dobrynin, Mohammad Vatankhah‐Varnosfaderani, Sergei S. Sheiko
Abstract
Brush-like thermoplastic elastomers combine softness, firmness, strength, and damping on par with soft tissues, which is vital for biomedical device and adhesive applications.
Topics & Concepts
ElastomerViscoelasticityMaterials scienceThermoplastic elastomerReplication (statistics)Composite materialAdhesiveBrushPolymerMedicineLayer (electronics)CopolymerVirologyElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsPolymer composites and self-healingPolymer Surface Interaction Studies