Issue 6, 2013

Theoretically informed entangled polymer simulations: linear and non-linear rheology of melts

Abstract

In recent years, there has been a resurgence in developing models and theories for the non-equilibrium behavior of polymeric liquids. The so-called “tube” models, gradually refined over decades of research, can now provide a description of the linear and non-linear rheology of entangled polymers that is qualitatively consistent with experiments. Such approaches, however, have been limited to homopolymers. Here we present a general formalism that relies on the concept of slip links to describe the dynamics of high polymers. In this work, it is shown to be capable of describing quantitatively the linear response of pure homopolymers and blends, the non-linear rheology of highly entangled systems, and the dynamics of diblock copolymers.

Graphical abstract: Theoretically informed entangled polymer simulations: linear and non-linear rheology of melts

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Jul 2012
Accepted
27 Nov 2012
First published
02 Jan 2013

Soft Matter, 2013,9, 2030-2036

Theoretically informed entangled polymer simulations: linear and non-linear rheology of melts

A. Ramírez-Hernández, M. Müller and J. J. de Pablo, Soft Matter, 2013, 9, 2030 DOI: 10.1039/C2SM26674A

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