Diffusion‐controlled reactions in entangled polymer systems

1991 ◽  
Vol 94 (5) ◽  
pp. 4042-4054 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben O’Shaughnessy
Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji-Xuan Hou

A dynamic method to determine the main parameter of the tube theory through monomer mean-square displacement is discussed in this paper. The tube step length can be measured from the intersection of the slope- 1 2 line and the slope- 1 4 line in log-log plot, and the tube diameter can be obtained by recording the time at which g 1 data start to leave the slope- 1 2 regime. According to recent simulation data, the ratio of the tube step length to the tube diameter was found to be about 2 for different entangled polymer systems. Since measuring the tube diameter does not require g 1 data to reach the slope- 1 4 regime, this could be the best way to find the entanglement length from microscopic consideration.


1984 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 2895-2901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaan Noolandi ◽  
Kin Ming Hong ◽  
Douglas A. Bernard

2005 ◽  
Vol 169 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 75-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kurt Kremer ◽  
Sathish K. Sukumaran ◽  
Ralf Everaers ◽  
Gary S. Grest

Author(s):  
Ronald G. Larson ◽  
Zuowei Wang

This article explores the dynamics of entangled polymers, with particular emphasis on how the unusual and often dramatic mechanical properties of concentrated polymer systems are determined by the physics of entanglements. It begins with an overview of the foundations of entangled polymer dynamics, organized around tubes and slip links used in modeling entanglements, the packing length and concentration effects, the results of computer simulations on entanglements, topological contacts, and the effects of large deformations. The focus is on the nature of ‘entanglement’, both from a bottom-up molecular view, and from a phenomenological one. The discussion then turns to the linear viscoelasticity of entangled polymer solutions and melts, along with nonlinear viscoelasticity. Models of polymer dynamics in the linear regime are also described, including the ‘standard tube model’. The article concludes with suggestions for future work.


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