Abstract
The dumbbell model of an adsorbed polymer segment is analyzed in order to investigate the response of such segments to a velocity gradient imposed at the solid/liquid interface. It is demonstrated that exact expressions for the time‐dependent moments of the distribution function describing the conformation can be obtained. Both a dangling end and an attached loop can be represented and several bulk properties of a polymer film subjected to flow are evaluated.

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