ISSN:
0098-1273
Keywords:
Physics
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
Considering one long chain (N monomeric units) in a homodisperse melt of chemically identical, but shorter, “solvent” chains (P monomers per chain), we propose some tentative scaling laws for the self-diffusion constant D(N) and the relaxation time T(N) of the solute chain. We also discuss the viscosity increment δη due to a small volume fraction Φ of the long chains. We find three regimes of behavior, depending on N and P, and on the distance between entanglement points (assumed smaller than N and P): (A) reptation of the N chain; (B) Stokes-Einstein regime; the solute moves like a usual polymer coil in a viscous fluid of P chains; (C) mixed regime, where D(N) is controlled by reptation, while δη is of type B. Contrary to our earlier belief, we find no significant regime where the process of “tube renewal” could be dominant.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.1979.180171113
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