Langmuir, Vol.19, No.4, 1396-1401, 2003
Effect of dangling chains on adhesion hysteresis of silicone elastomers, probed by JKR test
The JKR test has been used to quantify adhesion hysteresis between PDMS model networks having different amount of dangling chains. The adhesion hysteresis G - W appears time dependent, and increases with the amount of dangling chains. In accordance with recent investigations of interactions between a brush and an elastomer, it is believed that this hysteresis comes from the progressive bridging of the interface by pendant chains present in the network.