Rubber that lasts longer
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Craig, SL; Rubinstein, M
Published in: Nature Sustainability
June 1, 2025
Natural rubber has many uses in a variety of industries, enabled by ‘crosslinking’ between its tangled polymers, which creates elasticity. But rubber can crack and suffer fatigue. It is now shown that reducing the crosslink density in highly entangled natural rubber increases its crack resistance and prolongs its useful life.
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Nature Sustainability
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2398-9629
Publication Date
June 1, 2025
Volume
8
Issue
6
Start / End Page
588 / 589
Related Subject Headings
- 41 Environmental sciences
- 40 Engineering
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Craig, S. L., & Rubinstein, M. (2025). Rubber that lasts longer. Nature Sustainability, 8(6), 588–589. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-025-01549-1
Craig, S. L., and M. Rubinstein. “Rubber that lasts longer.” Nature Sustainability 8, no. 6 (June 1, 2025): 588–89. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-025-01549-1.
Craig SL, Rubinstein M. Rubber that lasts longer. Nature Sustainability. 2025 Jun 1;8(6):588–9.
Craig, S. L., and M. Rubinstein. “Rubber that lasts longer.” Nature Sustainability, vol. 8, no. 6, June 2025, pp. 588–89. Scopus, doi:10.1038/s41893-025-01549-1.
Craig SL, Rubinstein M. Rubber that lasts longer. Nature Sustainability. 2025 Jun 1;8(6):588–589.
Published In
Nature Sustainability
DOI
EISSN
2398-9629
Publication Date
June 1, 2025
Volume
8
Issue
6
Start / End Page
588 / 589
Related Subject Headings
- 41 Environmental sciences
- 40 Engineering