Modified rubber compositions and methods of preparation
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1. A tire comprising a rubber composition comprising:
- an elastomer component and a modifier comprising a steroid, wherein said tire comprises said rubber composition in an amount of at least 0.1 weight percent based on the entire weight of said tire.
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Abstract
Modified rubber compositions containing an elastomer component and a modifier comprising a steroid and/or a peptide and methods of their production. Such modified rubber compositions can have improved properties and can be useful in making various articles of manufacture, such as, for example, in the manufacture of tires.
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1. A tire comprising a rubber composition comprising:
an elastomer component and a modifier comprising a steroid, wherein said tire comprises said rubber composition in an amount of at least 0.1 weight percent based on the entire weight of said tire. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of making a tire, said method comprising:
- (a) preparing a rubber composition comprising an elastomer component and a modifier comprising a steroid;
(b) introducing at least a portion of said rubber composition into a tire mold; and
(c) subjecting said rubber composition in said tire mold to one or more curing conditions to thereby form said tire. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
- (a) preparing a rubber composition comprising an elastomer component and a modifier comprising a steroid;
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