Thermoset rubber reinforced by supramolecule building blocks
AssigneeThe University of Akron
InventorsLi Jia, Gary Hamed, Tan Xin
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Abstract
A thermoset rubber composition includes a thermoset rubber having crystalized domains dispersed therein, the crystalized domains being formed of supramolecule building blocks forming a plurality of sheet-like structures through hydrogen bonding, the sheet-like structures interacting through non-covalent interactions to form the crystalized domains within the thermoset rubber. The supramolecular building blocks may be peptides, β-peptides, aramid oligomers, and bis-ureas.
Claims15
A thermoset rubber composition comprising;
- a thermoset rubber having crystalized domains dispersed therein, the crystalized domains being formed of supramolecule building blocks forming a plurality of sheet-like structures through hydrogen bonding, the sheet-like structures interacting through non-covalent interactions to form the crystalized domains within the thermoset rubber.
A process of forming a reinforced thermoset rubber comprising the steps of:
- covalently linking supramolecule building blocks to a curable functional group to form a supramolecular filler,
- dispersing the supramolecular filler in a thermosetting rubber, the thermosetting rubber including unsaturated active sites capable of crosslinking to form a thermoset rubber;
- thereafter
- crosslinking the thermosetting rubber to form a thermoset rubber with the supramolecule building blocks forming a plurality of sheet-like structures through hydrogen bonding, the sheet-like structures interacting through non-covalent interactions to form crystalized domains within the thermoset rubber, wherein the supramolecular filler is covalently linked the supramolecular building block to the thermosetting rubber during one of said step of dispersing or said step of crosslinking.
A process of forming a reinforced thermoset rubber comprising the steps of:
- covalently linking supramolecule building blocks to a thermosetting rubber, the thermosetting rubber including unsaturated active sites capable of crosslinking to form a thermoset rubber;
- thereafter
- mixing the thermosetting rubber to disperse the supramolecular building blocks therein;
- thereafter
- crosslinking the thermosetting rubber to form a thermoset rubber with the supramolecule building blocks forming a plurality of sheet-like structures through hydrogen bonding, the sheet-like structures interacting through non-covalent interactions to form crystalized domains within the thermoset rubber.
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