Jm. Johnson et al., LINEAR RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF POLYISOPRENE-POLYSTYRENE HETERO-STAR AND LINEAR DIBLOCK COPOLYMER MELTS, Journal of the Chemical Society. Faraday transactions, 91(16), 1995, pp. 2403-2409
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical","Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
Block copolymers of polyisoprene and polystyrene have been synthesised
in comparable series of linear diblocks and four-arm stars containing
two arms of each chemistry. The linear theology of melt samples, whic
h had been briefly annealed, revealed relaxation identified with entan
glements, mesostructure and with the small domains. Comparison between
the linear and star series indicates that the difference in molecular
topology hinders the slower relaxations of the microstructure as well
as the ordinary viscoelastic relaxations. A mechanism of suppressed d
iffusion perpendicular to the interfaces is proposed.