Researchers utilize inexpensive materials to combine qualities that are rarely found together in manufactured products.

UDRI’s Sealant and Elastomeric Materials research takes place in two laboratories: the Sealants and Elastomers Lab (SEL) and the Small Sample Materials Compatibility Lab (SSMC). Both labs routinely ...

This chapter discusses this group of materials, including TPEs, MPRs, TPVs ... Worldwide consumption of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) for the year 2000 is estimated to be about 2.5 billion pounds, ...

A range of elasticated bungee cords and spider straps. Elasticated bungee cords and spider straps made from 8mm braided shock cord with PVC coated end hooks. Double ...

German materials supplier Covestro AG is announcing plans to build a pilot plant for recycling of elastomers. The investment ...

Engineers can design the print path used by the 3D printer to program the plastic’s physical properties so that a device can ...

Unlike conventional lithography that uses rigid photomasks, soft lithography employs elastomeric materials, typically polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), to create patterns and structures with high fidelity ...

Prof. Hu Benlin's team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of ...