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Crosslinking of ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) by buckminsterfullerene

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An EPDM (ethylene-propylene-ethylidene norbornene terpolymer) rubber has been dissolved in o-dichlorobenzene with 1 phr of C60. When cast onto a glass slide and dried, an insoluble film exhibiting reversible elasticity forms.

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  1. Polymer Science Department, The University of Akron, 44325-3909, Akron, OH, USA

    A. Jiang & G. R. Hamed

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Jiang, A., Hamed, G.R. Crosslinking of ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) by buckminsterfullerene. Polymer Bulletin 38, 545–549 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002890050085

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