Effects of the Junction Functionality and Chain Entanglements in Chemomechanical Behavior of Polyelectrolyte Gels

By considering the functionality of junctions and entanglements of polymer chains for polyelectrolyte gels, a new free energy density function is presented via combining Edwards-Vilgis slip-link model with Flory-Huggins theory. On this basis, the effects of the functionality of network junctions and...

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Auteurs principaux: Lianhua Ma, Qingsheng Yang, Chunhui Yang
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Collection:Advances in Condensed Matter Physics
Accès en ligne:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/345810