Novel reactive elastomer-metal oxide composite : effect of filler size and content on swelling and reinforcement

• Main Authors: Han, Dingzhi, Yue, Chee Yoon, Qu, Meng, Robisson, Agathe
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Kinematics and dynamics of machinery
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104854; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/20342
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A novel elastomer-metal oxide composite that swells and stiffens upon hydration will be presented. Conventional water-swellable elastomers filled with hydrogels absorb water and swell upon hydration but their modulus decreases as a result of fluid water diluting the rubber matrix. Reduced stiffness...