Rubber that lasts longer

IF 27.1 1区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Nature Sustainability Pub Date : 2025-05-07 DOI:10.1038/s41893-025-01549-1

Stephen L. Craig, Michael Rubinstein

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Abstract

Natural rubber has many uses in a variety of industries, enabled by ‘crosslinking’ between its tangled polymers, which creates elasticity. But rubber can crack and suffer fatigue. It is now shown that reducing the crosslink density in highly entangled natural rubber increases its crack resistance and prolongs its useful life.

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更耐用的橡胶

天然橡胶在各种工业中有许多用途，通过其纠缠的聚合物之间的“交联”，从而产生弹性。但橡胶会开裂，容易疲劳。研究表明，降低高缠结天然橡胶的交联密度可提高其抗裂性，延长其使用寿命。

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Nature Sustainability Energy-Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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41.90

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1.10%

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159

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