February 6, 2026
Author(s)
Neil Dolinski, Lily Alperstein, Ran Tao, Anthony Kotula, Hojin Kim, Kyle Petersen, Elina Ghimire, Charlie Lindberg, Julia Murphy, Kexin Li, SJ Sibener, Aaron Forster, Stuart Rowan
The addition of hard fillers to polymeric networks allows for enhancement of mechanical properties, generally at the expense of extensibility. In the case of filled elastomers (such as tires), the hard particles cause damage to the underlying network when