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83. P.C. Prakash, D. Srinivasan, V. Navaneethakrishnan, and S. Vishvanathperumal, Effect of Modified Nanographene Oxide Loading On the Swelling and Compression Set Behavior of EPDM/SBR Nano-Composites, J. Inorg. Organomet. Polym. Mater., 2024, 34(2), p 593–610.10.1007/s10904-023-02803-9 ↗

84. S. Dhanasekar, M.R. Theja, S. Baskar, and S. Vishvanathperumal, Effects of Nanosilica on the Mechanical Properties and Swelling Resistance of EPDM/NBR Nanocomposites, Polym. Korea, 2023, 47(5), p 613–627.10.7317/pk.2023.47.5.613 ↗

85. V. Aravinth, V. Navaneethakrishnan, S. Vishvanathperumal, and G. Gurumoorthi, Effect of Modified Nanographene Oxide (mGO)/Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) Hybrid Filler on the Cure, Mechanical and Swelling Properties of Silicone Rubber Composites, J. Inorg. Organomet. Polym. Mater., 2024, 34(1), p 282–301.10.1007/s10904-023-02818-2 ↗

86. P.C. Prakash, G. Gurumoorthi, V. Navaneethakrishnan, and S. Vishvanathperumal, Effect of Nanographene Oxide on the Mechanical Properties of EPDM/SBR Nano-composites, Polym. Korea, 2023, 47(4), p 427–439.10.7317/pk.2023.47.4.427 ↗

87. K. Ragupathy, G. Prabaharan, N. Pragadish, and S. Vishvanathperumal, Effect of Silica Nanoparticles and Modified Silica Nanoparticles on the Mechanical and Swelling Properties of EPDM/SBR Blend Nanocomposites, SILICON, 2023, 15(14), p 6033–6046.10.1007/s12633-023-02497-1 ↗

88. V. Aravinth, G. Gurumoorthi, S. Vishvanathperumal, and V. Navaneethakrishnan, Effect of Modified Nanographene Oxide on the Mechanical and Swelling Properties of Silicone Rubber Nanocomposites, Polym. Korea, 2023, 47(3), p 288–302.10.7317/pk.2023.47.3.288 ↗

89. S. Vishvanathperumal, Mechanical Performance of Chlorinated EPDM/Chlorinated NBR Nanocomposites: Role of Bis[3-(Triethoxysilyl)Propyl] Tetrasulfide (TESPT)- and Thioctic Acid (TA)-Modified Nanosilica, SILICON, 2026 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-026-03645-z10.1007/s12633-026-03645-z ↗

90. G. Prabaharan, S. Baskar, and S. Vishvanathperumal, Influence of Halloysite Nanotubes and their Surface Modifications Using APTES, TESPT, and RH on the Mechanical Performance of EPDM/CIIR Blend Composites, SILICON, 2026 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-025-03635-710.1007/s12633-025-03635-7 ↗

91. S. Vishvanathperumal, An Investigation into the Impact of Surface Modifications and Nanosilica Loading on the Curing Behavior, Abrasion Resistance, Mechanical, Morphological, and Swelling Resistance Properties of Chlorinated Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer/Chlorinated Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber (Cl-EPDM/Cl-NBR) Blend Composites, SILICON, 2026 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-025-03634-810.1007/s12633-025-03634-8 ↗

92. T. Alfrey and H. Mark, Phase Transitions in Rubber and their Connection with the Stress-strain Curve, Rubber Chem. Technol., 1941, 14(3), p 525–543.10.5254/1.3540048 ↗

93. S. Kim, M. Kim, H. Shin, and K.Y. Rhee, Measurement of a Nearly Friction-free Stress–strain Curve of Silicone Rubber Up to a Large Strain in Compression Testing, Exp. Mech., 2018, 58(9), p 1479–1484.10.1007/s11340-018-0426-z ↗

94. K.S. Nathan, S. Krishnamohan, V. Navaneethakrishnan, and S. Vishvanathperumal, Study on the Effect of Halloysite Nanotubes on the Mechanical Properties and Swelling Resistance of Ethylene-propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM)/Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Blend Nanocomposites, Mater. Res. Express, 2024, 11(11), 115306.10.1088/2053-1591/ad9080 ↗

95. S. Vishvanathperumal, K. Sakthivel, A. Arunkumar, and S. Mahalakshmi, Mechanical Reinforcement of Natural Rubber (NR)–ethylene-Propylene-diene Monomer (EPDM) Blends via BMI (1-butyl-3-Methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide)- and TESPT (bis[3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl]tetrasulfide)-functionalized Carbon Nanotubes, Polym. Bull., 2026, 83, p 173.10.1007/s00289-025-06241-0 ↗

96. H. Wu, M. Tian, L. Zhang, H. Tian, Y. Wu, N. Ning, and G.H. Hu, Effect of Rubber Nanoparticle Agglomeration on Properties of Thermoplastic Vulcanizates During Dynamic Vulcanization, Polymers, 2016, 8(4), 127.10.3390/polym8040127 ↗

97. V. Sivaramakrishnan, S. Vishvanathperumal, G. Anand, and V. Navaneethakrishnan, Enhancing SBR/XNBR Blend Nanocomposites Through HNTs Reinforcement, J. Rubber Res., 2025, 28, p 643–661.10.1007/s42464-025-00326-1 ↗

98. K. Karthikeyan, A. Damodaran, and S. Vishvanathperumal, Enhanced Curing Behavior, Mechanical Performance, and Swelling Resistance of SBR/NBR Nanocomposites Reinforced with Modified Halloysite Nanotubes, J. Mater. Eng. Perform., 2025 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-025-12214-110.1007/s11665-025-12214-1 ↗

99. G. Prabaharan, S. Baskar, and S. Vishvanathperumal, Influence of Halloysite Nanotubes (HNTs) on the Mechanical Performance, Compression Set, Crosslink Density, and Swelling Resistance of Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer/Chlorinated Isobutylene-isoprene Rubber (EPDM/CIIR) Blend Composites, J. Rubber Res., 2025, 28, p 621–642.10.1007/s42464-025-00325-2 ↗

100. S. Vishvanathperumal, K.N. Ramu, K.A.V.R. Prabhu, and V. Navaneethakrishnan, Role of Carbon Nanotubes in Improving the Mechanical and Swelling Resistance Characteristics of EPDM/SBR Blends, J. Rubber Res., 2025, 28, p 547–560.10.1007/s42464-025-00320-7 ↗