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Deciphering polymer networks

An approach to analyse the deformation behaviour of polymer networks provides an enhanced set of structural information, improving our understanding of the elasticity of soft materials.

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Fig. 1: Simplification and current developments in modelling.
Fig. 2: Forensic approach to polymer networks.

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Lang, M. Deciphering polymer networks. Nat. Mater. 22, 1283–1284 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-023-01696-w

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