DOI: 10.1039/d3mh01018j ISSN:

Tunable thermoplastic elastomer gels derived from controlled-distribution triblock copolymers with crystallizable endblocks

Nathan T. Hames, Drew Balsbough, Jiaqi Yan, Siyu Wu, Xiaobing Zuo, Richard J. Spontak
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Process Chemistry and Technology
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • General Materials Science

Crystallizable thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) constitute an emerging category of triblock copolymers that can be employed alone or upon physical modification with a midblock-selective oil (to form TPE gels, TPEGs) in a wide range of technologies.

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