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Primitive chain network simulations for H-polymers under fast shear

Published:2020 Issue:4 Volume:16 Page:1056-1065
ISSN:1744-683X
Container-title:Soft Matter
language:en
Short-container-title:Soft Matter

Author:

Masubuchi Yuichi¹²³⁴^ORCID,Ianniruberto Giovanni⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹^ORCID,Marrucci Giuseppe⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Materials Physics

2. Nagoya University

3. Nagoya 4648603

4. Japan

5. Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica

6. dei Materiali e della Produzione Industriale

7. Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”

8. Napoli

9. Italy

Abstract

We performed primitive chain network simulations for H-polymers in fast shear flows revealing molecular tumbling, and tumbling acceleration induced by branchpoint withdrawal (BPW). Furthermore, BPW not only mitigates backbone stretch but arm stretch as well.

Funder

Ogasawara Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Engineering

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Condensed Matter Physics,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2020/SM/C9SM01971E

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