A model with contact maps at both polymer chain and network scales for tough hydrogels with chain entanglement, hidden length and unconventional network topology

• Main Authors: You, Hao, Zheng, Shoujing, Li, Hua, Lam, Khin Yong
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Contact Map; Tough Hydrogel
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/170969
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Tough hydrogels with unconventional polymer network architectures often show superior mechanical properties because of the microstructures at the polymer chain and network scales. In this study, a single-chain based model, or called the network topology with hidden length and entanglement (NeTHE) mo...