Abstract
IN our studies on the mechanism of rubber reinforcement, we were led to assume that primary valency bonds are likely to form between an ‘active’ filler and the rubber-matrix via free radical intermediates. The hypothesis was based on the following considerations :
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GARTEN, V. Free-Radical Activity of Reinforcing Rubber Fillers. Nature 173, 997–998 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/173997a0
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