Flexible nanoscale co‐continuous structures prepared by controlled crazing of ethylene‐octene elastomers and in‐situ polymerization of conductive networks

Abstract An approach based on controlled crazing and post‐polymerization was used to incorporate a nanoscaled conductive co‐continuous network into commercial ENGAGE™ Polyolefin Elastomers (POEs). Three POE films of differing crystallinity and phase morphology were stretched in a reactive mixture of acrylic polymerization precursors that possessed an affinity for the olefinic materials and acted as a surface‐active agent for craze promotion. As …