STATICS AND DYNAMICS OF HETEROGENEOUS POLYMER NETWORKS

Authors
VILGIS TA HEINRICH G
Citation
Ta. Vilgis et G. Heinrich, STATICS AND DYNAMICS OF HETEROGENEOUS POLYMER NETWORKS, Macromolecular theory and simulations, 3(2), 1994, pp. 271-293
Citations number
46
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Macromolecular theory and simulations → ACNP
ISSN journal
10221344
Volume
3
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
271 - 293
Database
ISI
SICI code
1022-1344(1994)3:2<271:SADOHP>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
This paper discusses the effect of heterogeneities in crosslink densit y on static properties, such as the mechanical stress-strain relation (free energy) and scattering effects as occur in small-angle neutron e xperiments- The second part of the paper is devoted to the segmental d ynamics and the long-time relaxation of polymer networks. It is shown that the heterogeneities slow down the relaxation at long times.