Processes of mass transfer of low-molecular-weight liquids in crosslinked elastomers

Experimental and theoretical works devoted to the study of diffusion phenomena of the transfer of plasticizers and organic solvents in polymeric materials are reviewed. Current theoretical models describing diffusion processes in deformed solids and polymeric materials are analyzed from the viewpoint of their ability to describe the transfer of plasticizers in elastomers. Current notions of mass transfer processes in crosslinked elastomers are supplemented by results obtained in recent years.