Elastomers are used all over the Oil & Gas industry. They facilitate downhole packers sealing, they allow progressing cavity pumps (PCP) to work, and they provide sealing materials for valves and ...

A study entitled "Chelation Crosslinking of Biodegradable Elastomers," highlights the development of a framework that mixes different metals with a single polymer. Designed by engineers at Cornell, ...

Engineers have developed a dielectric elastomer capable of a wide range of motion but with low voltage requirements and no need for stiff parts. This new technique bypasses the need for ...

In demanding applications—from medical devices and cleanrooms to laboratory equipment, food processing and industrial systems—the performance of elastomer tubing should be evaluated early in the ...

Nitrile rubber is one of the most quietly essential materials in modern engineering. It seals fuel systems, cushions ...

To address the concern that biodegradable elastomers are environmental-friendly but usually associated with poor properties for practical utilization, we report a ...

Biodegradable elastomers constitute a class of soft, resilient polymers that undergo controlled degradation in vivo to yield non-toxic byproducts, while providing mechanical properties akin to native ...

A new study in Science Advances finds that a rubbery material first engineered for 3D printing may resolve a problem that has long dogged materials science: producing printable elastomers that are ...

Wearable electronics have long been haunted by an awkward compromise. Materials that stretch like rubber tend to conduct ions ...

Materials scientists at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a method for creating natural rubber that significantly increases its resistance to ...