Chain-stretch relaxation from low-frequency Fourier transform rheology

Medium- or large-amplitude oscillatory shear (MAOS and LAOS, respectively) is sensitive to polymer chain structure, yet poses unsolved challenges for a priori structural characterization. We present a MAOS protocol applied to near-monodisperse linear polymer melts, from which chain-stretch relaxatio...

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Main Authors: C. D. Reynolds, D. M. Hoyle, T. C. B. McLeish, R. L. Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2020-09-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.033457