On the Relationship Between Plateau Modulus and Shear Relaxation Time in Transient Networks
MACROMOLECULAR THEORY AND SIMULATIONS(2015)
Abstract
The linear rheology of unentangled Maxwellian transient networks formed from reversibly associating telechelic polymers can be characterized by a plateau modulus and a shear relaxation time. The concentration dependences of both these properties have been modeled using a variety of theories. An expression is introduced here that allows the concentration dependence of shear relaxation time to be determined (to within a constant, the microscopic chain lifetime) directly from the concentration dependence of the plateau modulus, subject to some approximations. This prediction is tested against experimental results for hydrophobic ethoxylated urethane (HEUR) and against results of simple-model simulations. The nature of the approximations needed to derive this relationship and the scope of its applicability are discussed.
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Key words
gelation,hydrogel,hydrophobic ethoxylated urethane,rheology,telechelic
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