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Structure/chain-flexibility relationships of polymers

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Physical Properties of Polymers

Part of the book series: Advances in Polymer Science ((POLYMER,volume 120))

Abstract

The relationships between polymer conformational characteristics, i.e., unperturbed chain dimensions and their variation with temperature, and polymer structure are reviewed and critically discussed. Emphasis is placed on structure/conformation relationships for structurally well-defined polymethacrylates, polydienes, and polyolefins. Stiff chain polymers are also discussed. It is shown that conformational characteristics measured in bulk systems by small-angle neutron scattering are sometimes quite different than those measured for the same chains in theta solvents. Finally, relationships between parameters of chain flexibility and bulk properties, such as plateau modulus, molecular weight between entanglements, and tube diameter, are demonstrated.

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  1. Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 200237, Shanghai, People's Republic of China

    Zhongde Xu

  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zographou, 157 71, Athens, Greece

    N. Hadjichristidis

  3. Corporate Research Laboratories, Exxon Research and Engineering Company, 08801, Annandale, NJ, USA

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Xu, Z., Hadjichristidis, N., Fetters, L.J., Mays, J.W. (1995). Structure/chain-flexibility relationships of polymers. In: Physical Properties of Polymers. Advances in Polymer Science, vol 120. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-58704-7_1

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