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ReviewScience and technology of advanced materials2025

A review on molecular simulations for the rupture of cross-linked polymer networks.

Yuichi Masubuchi, Takato Ishida, Yusuke Koide, Takashi Uneyama

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Review in Science and technology of advanced materials, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Probing the microscopic origin of toughness in multiple polymer networks.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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4 authors.

Yuichi MasubuchiDepartment of Materials Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1306-3823
Takato IshidaDepartment of Materials Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3919-2348
Yusuke KoideDepartment of Materials Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4843-6888
Takashi UneyamaDepartment of Materials Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6607-537X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although simulation studies focused on polymer network rupture remain relatively limited compared to the broader field, recent advances have enabled increasingly nuanced investigations that bridge molecular structures and macroscopic failure behaviors. This review surveys the evolution of molecular simulation approaches for polymer network rupture, from early studies on related materials to state-of-the-art methods. Key challenges - including mismatched spatial and temporal scales with experiments, the validity of coarse-grained models, the choice of simulation protocols and boundary conditions, and the development of meaningful structural descriptors - are critically discussed. Special attention is paid to the assumptions underlying universality, limitations of current methodologies, and the ongoing need for theoretically sound and experimentally accessible network characterization. Continued progress in computational techniques, model development, and integration with experimental insights will be essential for a deeper, predictive understanding of polymer network rupture.

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coarse-grainingfracturenetworksPolymersrupturesimulationsstrengthtoughness

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PMID41439118
PMCPMC12720633

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