Strain-induced crystallisation (SIC) is a pivotal phenomenon in natural rubber that underpins its exceptional mechanical properties. Under tensile deformation, the polymer chains align and crystallise ...

Graft copolymerization, a versatile modification technique, has emerged as a key method to enhance the intrinsic properties of natural rubber. By covalently bonding synthetic polymer chains onto the ...

Natural rubber (NR) is considered to be an important industrial crop and is contained predominantly in the milky sap or latex of a tree known as Hevea brasiliensis, as well as a small amount of ...

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been leveraged to study the surface defects of natural rubber vulcanizates so that their structural−mechanical properties can be defined. This data is vital to ...

Harvard researchers have developed a new way to produce natural rubber that endows the material with higher crack resistance and durability. Natural rubber, one of the world's most widely manufactured ...

If you watched the 2022 Indy Car Music City Grand Prix, you might have noticed—between the multitude of crashes, that is—cars running Firestone tires with green stripes. The green denotes the use of ...