Rubber composition with encapsulated resin and pneumatic tire

摘要

A vulcanizable rubber composition comprising at least one diene based elastomer and at least one resin is disclosed. The resin comprises a methylene acceptor and a methylene donor, wherein at least one of the methylene acceptor and the methylene donor is microencapsulated. Also, a pneumatic tire comprising such a rubber composition and a method of making such a rubber composition is disclosed.