title: A novel thermotropic elastomer based on highly-filled LDH-SSB composites.
abstract: Elastomeric composites are prepared based on solution styrene butadiene elastomer and zinc-aluminium layered double hydroxides (LDH), using a conventional sulphur cure system. Up to 100 parts per hundred rubber of LDH are incorporated into the elastomer matrix. The composites exhibit an interesting phenomenon of thermoreversible transparency, i.e. the transparent sample becomes opaque at warm condition and restores the transparency at room temperature. The transparency is found to be increased as the amount of LDH was increased. The addition of LDH gradually improved the mechanical, dynamic mechanical performance and thermal stability of the base elastomer. These developped elastomers could be utilised as smart materials in different applications.
authors.affiliation: Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung, Dresden e.V., Hohe Straße 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Jinu Jacob
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kutlu
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leuteritz
authors.forename: De-Yi
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Sandip
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rooj
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jurk
authors.forename: Ramanujam
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rajeshbabu
authors.forename: Klaus Werner
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Stöckelhuber
authors.forename: Vassilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Galiatsatos
authors.forename: Gert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Heinrich
mesh_terms: D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D002070:Butadienes / Q000737:chemistry*; D020724:Elastomers / Q000737:chemistry*; D006878:Hydroxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D013343:Styrenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013718:Tensile Strength; D017967:Zinc Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002070:Butadienes; D020724:Elastomers; D006878:Hydroxides; D013343:Styrenes; D017967:Zinc Compounds; D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide; C065815:styrene-butadiene rubber; C052745:zinc hydroxide