Characterization of the Interfacial Fracture of Solvated Semi-Interpenetrating Polymer Network (S-IPN) Silicone Hydrogels with a Cyclo-Olefin Polymer (COP)

Characterization of the Interfacial Fracture of Solvated Semi-Interpenetrating Polymer Network (S-IPN) Silicone Hydrogels with a Cyclo-Olefin Polymer (COP)

As hydrogel products are manufactured and used for applications ranging from biomedical to agricultural, it is useful to characterize their behavior and interaction with other materials. This thesis investigates the adhesion between two different solvated semi-interpenetrating polymer network (S-IPN...

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Main Author: Murray, Katie Virginia
Other Authors: Engineering Science and Mechanics
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
Subjects:
S-IPN hydrogels
confinement
finite element analysis
debonding
strain energy release rate
Keywords: bridging
cyclo-olefin polymers
interfacial fracture
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31918
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04252011-173328/

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http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31918
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04252011-173328/

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