Abstract
The dynamic dilution theory of stress relaxation, quantitative for star polymer melts, cannot be directly applied to star-linear blends. The linear chains on their reptation time scale τd release constraints on the star arms, resulting in constraint-release Rouse motion for the star arms not described by dynamic dilution. We present a microscopic theory without adjustable parameters for stress relaxation in such blends, which is in excellent agreement with dynamic rheology data for the full range of blend fractions.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 9345-9353 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Macromolecules |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 26 |
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| State | Published - Dec 29 1998 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Organic Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry