Crosslinking index,molar mass distribution and rubber equilibrium shear modulus during polyfunctional crosslinking: Part II: Application to real systems

In a previous paper a theory was presented concerning gels formed by polyfunctional crosslinks in a polydisperse primary polymer. The equilibrium shear modulus as well as the crosslinking index were obtained as functions of the functionality of the crosslinks and of the sol fraction. In this paper the theory is applied to gelatin gels (known functionality of crosslinks) and to poly(vinyl chloride) gels (known number of crosslinks).