DOI: 10.1039/d6sm00635c ISSN: 1744-683X

Molecular mechanisms of cavitation nucleation in polymer networks

Saleh Assadi, Fay Salmon, Nikolaos Bouklas, Franck J. Vernerey

Cavitation initiation and growth are precursors to debonding and failure in soft polymers, yet their links to molecular cohesion and precursor size remain unclear because the operative mechanism depends on precursor size and nature.

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