Enhancement in Magnetorheological Effect of Magnetorheological Elastomers by Surface Modification of Iron Particles

In order to obtain magnetorheological (MR) elastomers with high magnetorheological effect, a family of anisotropic rubber-based MR elastomers was developed using a new form of chemical modification. Three different kinds of surfactants, i.e. anionic, nonionic and compound surfactants, were employed separately to modify iron particles. The MR effect was evaluated by measuring the dynamic shear modulus of MR elastomer with a magneto-combined dynamic mechanical analyzer. Results show that the relative MR effect can be up to 188% when the iron particles are modified with 15% Span 80. Besides the surface activity of Span 80, however, such high modifying effect is partly due to the plasticizing effect of Span 80. Compared with the single surfactant, the superior surface activity of compound surfactant makes the relative MR effect reach 77% at a low content of 0.4%. Scanning electron microscope observation shows that the modification of compound surfactant results in perfect compatibility between particles and rubber matrix and special self-assembled structure of particles. Such special structure has been proved beneficial to the improvement of the relative MR effect.     

基于多链模型的磁流变弹性体剪切模量的数值分析

Based on the magnetic interaction energy, using derivative of the magnetic energy density, a model is proposed to compute the magnetic-induced shear modulus of magnetorheological elastomers. Taking into account the influences of particles in the same chain and the particles in all adjacent chains, the traditional magnetic dipole model of the magnetorheological elastomers is modified. The influence of the ratio of the distance etween adjacent chains to the distance between adjacent particles in a chain on the magnetic induced shear odulus is quantitatively studied. When the ratio is large, the multi-chain model is compatible with the single chain model, but when the ratio is small, the difference of the two models is significant and can not be neglected. Making certain the size of the columns and the distance between adjacent columns, after constructing the computational model of BCT structures, the mechanical property of the magnetorheological elastomers composed of columnar structures is analyzed. Results show that, conventional point dipole model has overrated the magnetic-induced shear modulus of the magnetorheological elastomers. From the point of increasing the magnetic-induced shear modulus, when the particle volume fraction is small, the chain-like structure exhibits better result than the columnar structure, but when the particle volume fraction is large,the columnar structure will be better.     

Radiation Vulcanization of Magnetorheological Elastomers Based on Silicone Rubber

The fabrication of magnetorheological （MR） elastomers was studied by two vulcanization methods, including heat vulcanization （HV） and radiation vulcanization （RV）, were employed to fabricate MRE samples. The dynamical mechanical properties were characterized by using a dynamic mechanic analyzer. In particular, both the MR effect and its durability were investigated. The experimental results showed that RV samples have large magnetoinduced modulus, large zero-field modulus, and good durability property of MR effect. To explain these results, cubic deformation and plasticizer migration were analyzed. Large magneto-induced modulus of RV sample results from cubic deformation during vulcanization process. And the plasticizer migration results in better durability of MR effect.     

Effect of Cyclic Deformation on Magnetorheological Elastomers

Fatigue properties of magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) samples were investigated based on cis-polybutadiene rubber by using a fatigue test machine. Three MRE samples with iron particles mass fraction of 60%, 70%, and 80% were fabricated, and their properties dependence of three strain amplitudes (50%, 75%, and 100%) were measured. The absolute magnetorheological (MR) effect, storage modulus, and loss modulus of MRE samples after fatigue were evaluated by a modified dynamic mechanical analyzer. The results revealed that MR effect, storage modulus, and loss modulus of MREs containing 80% iron particles depended strongly on the strain amplitudes and the number of cycles, while storage mod-ulus and loss modulus of MREs containing 70% iron particles also depended on the strain amplitudes and the number of cycles but not as strongly as sample which contains 80% iron particles, but the properties of MREs containing 60% iron particles after cyclic deforma-tion were almost independent of the fatigued conditions. In order to investigate the fatigue mechanism of MREs, the sample was carried out with a quasi-static tensile testing and its surface morphology during testing was observed in situ by scanning electron microscopy.     

The evaluation and implementation of magnetic fields for large strain uniaxial and biaxial cyclic testing of Magnetorheological Elastomers

Magnetorheological Elastomers (MREs) are “smart” materials whose physical properties are altered by the application of magnetic fields. In previous studies the properties of MREs have been evaluated under a variety of conditions, however little attention has been paid to the recording and reporting of the magnetic fields used in these tests [1]. Currently there is no standard accepted method for specifying the magnetic field applied during MRE testing. This study presents a detailed map of a magnetic field applied during MRE tests as well as providing the first comparative results for uniaxial and biaxial testing under high strain fatigue test conditions. Both uniaxial tension tests and equi-biaxial bubble inflation tests were performed on isotropic natural rubber MREs using the same magnetic fields having magnetic flux densities up to 206 mT. The samples were cycled between pre-set strain limits. The magnetic field was switched on for a number of consecutive cycles and off for the same number of following cycles. The resultant change in stress due to the application and removal of the magnetic field was recorded and results are presented.     

聚氨酯弹性体的相区相容性和阻尼性能研究

合成了一系列含有不同软段的聚氨酯嵌段共聚物及接枝共聚物,并测试了其动态力学性能,结果表明,聚氨酯共聚物的相容性与大分子的链结构有关,接枝链的存在对聚氨酯嵌优共聚物相空性和阻尼性能有很大影响。     

Damping performance of Eucommia ulmoides gum

Eucommia ulmoides gum(EU gum),known as gutta percha in Southeast Asia,is a natural polymer with double characteristics of rubber and plastic.In present paper,tanδ-T curve and hysteresis loss(HL) were chosen to characterize its damping property.The results indicated that its tanδvalue would increase with rising of temperature when T>0℃and form another damping peak at 40-80℃besides T_g peak.This phenomenon resulted from meltage of crystals of EU gum could increase its damping property at ambient-high temperature.Its tanδvalue even exceeded those of conventional damping rubbers,such as nitrile-butadiene rubber(NBR) and chlorinated isobutene-isoprene rubber(CIIR).     

Mechanotropic Elastomers

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are anisotropic polymeric materials. When subjected to an applied stress, liquid crystalline (LC) mesogens within the elastomeric polymer network (re)orient to the loading direction. The (re)orientation during deformation results in nonlinear stress‐strain dependence (referred to as soft elasticity). Here, we uniquely explore mechanotropic phase transitions in elastomers with appreciable mesogenic content and compare these responses to LCEs in the polydomain orientation. The isotropic (amorphous) elastomers undergo significant directional orientation upon loading, evident in strong birefringence and x‐ray diffraction. Functionally, the mechanotropic displacement of the elastomers to load is also nonlinear. However, unlike the analogous polydomain LCE compositions examined here, the isotropic elastomers rapidly recover after deformation. The mechanotropic orientation of the mesogens in these materials increase the toughness of these thiol‐ene photopolymers by nearly 1300 % relative to a chemically similar elastomer prepared from wholly isotropic precursors.     

液晶弹性体刺激形变研究

开发可以通过外部刺激产生机械形变的人工致动材料是一个近年来的研究热点。其中,液晶弹性体因结合了聚合物网络的橡胶弹性和液晶的有序性而具有独特的性质,在热、光、电等的外界刺激下可以产生可逆的形状记忆效应。本文综述了液晶弹性体响应多种外界刺激产生各种形变的行为,主要介绍了有关热致形变液晶弹性体、电致形变液晶弹性体、化学刺激导致形变的液晶弹性体及光致形变液晶弹性体的研究进展,阐述了各类液晶弹性体产生形变的机理包括热致、电致和光致相转变,讨论了影响其响应性能的主要因素,并展望了这一领域的发展前景。     

磁流变体流变学特性研究

对所研制的矿物油介质和硅油介质磁流变体样品的零场粘度、磁流变性能、示功及速度特性进行了系统的测试和分析,并对其影响因素进行了详细的讨论.研制的磁流变体零场粘度小于0.5 Pa s(γ=81 s-1)且具有良好的粘温特性; 磁流变体的剪切应力接近和超过70 kPa(B=6000 Gs); 在智能减振器的应用试验中获得理想的示功特性曲线.     

阻尼材料研究进展

对各种阻尼材料的研究进展进行了概述,内容涉及材料阻尼性能的评价方法,各种材料的阻尼机理及其影响因素,还简单介绍了先进的阻尼材料———智能阻尼材料及先进的阻尼技术———等离子真空沉积技术的研究概况。     

Existence of Bound-Rubber in Magnetorheological Elastomers and Its In°uence on Material Properties

In efforts to develop a new fabrication method for improvement of the MREs' performance, the bound-rubber phenomenon was observed in MREs. Further experiments indicate the existance of bound-rubber and it in°uences the MRE performance as well as the particle size. Both theoretical analysis and experimental results indicated that MRE performance can be improved by enhancing the ratio of particle radius to bound-rubber thickness.     

Photopolymerizable Elastomers for Vascular Tissue Regeneration

The aim of this study was to design new resin formulations for blood vessel substitutes with small inner diameter that can be 3D-printed by Additive Manufacturing (AM). Commercially available urethane oligomer acrylates as crosslinking agents (CAs) with different reactive diluents (RDs) and/or thiol chain transfer agents (CTAs) were examined. It could be shown that the properties of photopolymers of carefully selected CA/RD/CTA combinations can be varied in a wide range, also to fit with those of natural blood vessels. Moreover, these materials showed good biocompatibility in in-vitro cell culture tests with endothelial cells. A new method to assess the tear resistance of the new materials in comparison with natural blood vessels was designed and established. The tear resistance of the developed photopolymers already approaches those of natural material, although there is still need of improvement. The 3D-structuring of optimized resin system succeeded. Hence AM has proven to be an ideal tool to manufacture parts with the complex structure of natural blood vessels.     

Photochromic Inorganic/Organic Thermoplastic Elastomers

Photochromic materials are an important class of “smart materials” and are broadly utilized in technological devices. However, most photochromic materials reported so far are composed of inorganic compounds that are challenging to process and suffer from poor mechanical performance, severely limiting their applications in various markets. In this paper, inorganic photochromic tungsten trioxide (WO₃) nanocrystals are conveniently grafted with polymers to hurdle the deficiency in processability and mechanical properties. This new type of photochromic material can be thermally processed into desired geometries like disks and dog‐bone specimens. Fully reversible photochromic response under UV light is also achieved for WO₃‐graft polymers, exhibiting tunable response rate, outperforming the pristine WO₃ nanocrystals. Notably, the resulted graft polymers show extraordinary mechanical performance with excellent ductility (≈800% breaking strain) and relatively high breaking strength (≈2 MPa). These discoveries elucidate an effective pathway to design smart inorganic/organic hybrid thermoplastic elastomers endowed with outstanding photochromic and mechanical properties as well as exceptional processability.     

核－壳型弹性体对热塑性树脂的增韧

本文阐述了橡胶微粒对热塑性树脂的增韧机理，以及核－壳弹性体对塑料共混物性能的影响。其目的是为合成抗冲改性用核－壳弹性体提供参考。     

聚氨酯弹性体的形态结构和电性能研究不同起始反应温度的 …

以聚醚多元醇、丁二醇和甲二异氰酸酯为原料,在不同起始反应温度下（不用催化剂）合成了一系列硬段含量为３０％的聚氨酯弹性体（ＰＵ）,它们的起始反应温度分别为２０℃（Ｓ－１）、４０℃（Ｓ－２）、６０℃（Ｓ－３）和８０℃（Ｓ－４）。用示差扫描量热分析、傅立叶变换红外光谱和透射电镜研究了它们的形态结构。研究结果发现：随着初始反应温度的升高,试样Ｓ－１的相分离程度较大,Ｓ－２次之,Ｓ－３的相分离程度较小,但Ｓ     

Theory of Light-Induced Deformation of Azobenzene Elastomers

Summary: A microscopic theory is proposed to describe light-induced deformation of photo-sensitive elastomers bearing azobenzene chromophores in their strands. We use an orientation approach in which it is assumed that the light-induced deformation is caused by reorientation of azobenzene chromophores with respect to the electric vector of the linearly polarized light, E , due to the trans-cis-trans photoisomerizaion process whose efficiency depends on the orientation of the chromophores with respect to the vector E . In the framework of the Gaussian approximation for elasticity of network strands it is shown that the value of the light-induced deformation depends on the chemical structure of network strands, namely, on the orientation distribution of chromophores around the main chains which is related to the length and elasticity of spacers. Depending on the chemical structure, azobenzene elastomers can demonstrate expansion or uniaxial contraction along the vector E , as well as non-monotonic deformation with increasing light intensity (expansion at small light intensities and contraction at high ones).     

腰接型侧链液晶弹性体研究进展

液晶弹性体是交联型液晶大分子,兼具液晶取向有序性和交联聚合物熵弹性等特性,在传感器、触发器、微流体装置和仿生器件等方面具有很好的应用前景.制备液晶弹性体的微结构,探索其独特的刺激响应性,是目前液晶弹性体研究的重要方向.侧链液晶弹性体的液晶相态类型取决于其液晶基元和主链的连接方式.腰接型侧链液晶弹性体倾向于形成向列型液晶相,具有较快的响应速度和形变程度,是一类独特的液晶弹性体.本文重点介绍腰接型液晶弹性体微结构(如微米柱、微米线等)的制备;利用金纳米粒子的光热转换效应,实现液晶弹性体光响应性的新途径;以及腰接型侧链液晶弹性体仿生微结构的功能性等.同时还对该领域的发展前景进行了展望.     

液晶弹性体研究进展

本文综述了液晶弹性体的分子设计方法，物理性质及可能的应用领域等液晶弹性体的最新研究结果。     

基于链化分析的磁流变液剪切屈服应力模型

Under an external magnetic field, the particles in a magnetorheological fluids (MRFs) aggregated into chains of dipoles aligned in the direction of the magnetic field so that the MRFs exhibited solidlike mechanical behavior with a yield shear stress. Based on a microscopic analysis and making use of the statistical approach, a micro-to-macroscopic model is proposed for the constitutive behavior of MRFs and the main influencing factors, such as the intensity of magnetic induction, the size of particles, volume fraction of particles, shear strain rate and saturation magnetization. The effects of the influencing factors on the macroscopic behavior of MRFs are investigated and compared with the experimental data. It is found that the proposed model can efficiently describe the mechanical properties of MRFs and can be easily applied to solve practical engineering problems.