Statics and dynamics of heterogeneous polymer networks
- 1 March 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Macromolecular Theory and Simulations
- Vol. 3 (2) , 271-293
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mats.1994.040030201
Abstract
This paper discusses the effect of heterogeneities in crosslink density on static properties, such as the mechanical stress‐strain relation (free energy) and scattering effects as occur in small‐angle neutron experiments. The second part of the paper is devoted to the segmental dynamics and the long‐time relaxation of polymer networks. It is shown that the heterogeneities slow down the relaxation at long times.Keywords
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