Microscopic dynamics and topological interactions of polymer rings in linear chain melts

• Main Author: Παπαδόπουλος, Γεώργιος
• Other Authors: Μαυραντζάς, Βλάσης
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Polymer rings; Linear topological entanglements; Threadings; Κυκλικά πολυμερή; Τήγμα; Δακτύλιοι; Τοπολογικές αλληλεπιδράσεις; 547.28

In this work, blends of ring and linear poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) chains have been studied, a widely used polymer with well-known characteristics. The main focus was on ring PEO molecules, as they exhibit material properties that are very different from those of linear analogues, due to the absence...