Polymer melt : reptation of a chain and viscosity
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- Published by EDP Sciences in Journal de Physique Lettres
- Vol. 45 (1) , 17-26
- https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyslet:0198400450101700
Abstract
The viscosity of a polymer melt is calculated by assuming that the relaxation process results from the reptation of an elastic polymer in a thin tube. The mathematical model used here is similar to a model proposed by Doi, and is treated in great detail. Unfortunately, it appears that the experimental results cannot be reproduced in this way and that a more realistic approach is neededKeywords
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