Some PDMS elastomer, e.g. Sylgard 184, needs heat for curing/crosslinking process after the prepolymer and crosslinker are mixed. Is there any mathematical model which describe the process as a function of temperature?
There are many semi-empirical models based on DSC or DMA or solvent swelling methods.. for ex: DOI: 10.1002/app.12082
But best method is solid state NMR.. see this: http://dx.doi.org/10.5254/1.3538608
Normally the property of elastomer changes with respect to base and curing agent ratio and temperature. Higher the temperature used faster is the process of curing. It can even be cured at RT for approximate 24 hrs. I am attaching here by a masters thesis from my papers archive. I hope it will help you to solve your problem.
Thanks Sridhar, it's weird that I can only read your answer yesterday. There must be some sort of system glitch before.
Thanks for the references. Unfortunately, I don't have access to the last one you mentioned.
Thanks Charmi. I didn't manage to download the file, but managed to google the thesis and download the thesis from MIT website. It's a PhD thesis not Master thesis.
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