Characterizing polymer structure with small-angle neutron scattering: A Tutorial

Y Wei, MJA Hore - Journal of Applied Physics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) is a powerful technique that has been widely used to
study polymer materials. In particular, it can provide information on the size, shape, and …

The entanglements of macromolecules and their influence on the properties of polymers

A Pawlak - Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Macromolecules form entanglements, the presence of which determines many of the
polymer's properties; in solution, melt, and solid state. In this review, how the properties of …

Aqueous solution properties of oligo-and poly (ethylene oxide) by static light scattering and intrinsic viscosity

S Kawaguchi, G Imai, J Suzuki, A Miyahara, T Kitano… - Polymer, 1997 - Elsevier
Conformational properties of ethylene glycol, oligo-, and poly (ethylene oxide) ranging in
weight-average molecular weight (Mw) from 62 to 1.1× 107 have been studied by static light …

Polymer chain dynamics and NMR

R Kimmich, N Fatkullin - NMR• 3D Analysis• Photopolymerization, 2004 - Springer
The universal features of polymer dynamics are specifically represented by laws for
(anomalous) segment diffusion and chain relaxation modes. Nuclear magnetic resonance …

Conformations and structures of poly (oxyethylene) melts from molecular dynamics simulations and small-angle neutron scattering experiments

GD Smith, DY Yoon, RL Jaffe, RH Colby… - …, 1996 - ACS Publications
An ensemble of H (CH2OCH2) 12H chains has been studied by molecular dynamics
simulations as both melt chains and unperturbed phantom chains as a model system to …

Rheology and microstructure of entangled polymer nanocomposite melts

BJ Anderson, CF Zukoski - Macromolecules, 2009 - ACS Publications
The rheology and microstructure of 44 nm diameter silica particles suspended in entangled
poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO) melts are studied through measurement of filled melt viscosity …

Influence of added salt on chain conformations in poly (ethylene oxide) melts: SANS analysis with complications

S Xie, B Zhang, Y Mao, L He, K Hong, FS Bates… - …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO)-based electrolytes have gained increasing attention in both the
rechargeable battery industry and fundamental research, but any influence of the ions on the …

Investigation of the chain length dependence of self-diffusion of poly (dimethylsiloxane) and poly (ethylene oxide) in the melt with pulsed field gradient NMR

M Appel, G Fleischer - Macromolecules, 1993 - ACS Publications
The chain length dependence of the self-diffusion coefficients of PDMS and PEO has been
measured with pulsed field gradient NMR (PFG NMR). With PDMS the maximum molar …

On the behavior of the ethylene glycol components of polydisperse polyethylene glycol PEG200

MM Hoffmann, MD Too, NA Paddock… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are reported for [polyethylene glycol (PEG) 200], a
polydisperse mixture of ethylene glycol oligomers with an average molar weight of 200 g …

Crystallization kinetics of poly (ethylene oxide) in confined nanolayers

H Wang, JK Keum, A Hiltner, E Baer - Macromolecules, 2010 - ACS Publications
A new approach for imposing long-range, defect-free confinement was used to study the
crystallization kinetics of ultrathin polymer layers. Layer multiplying coextrusion was utilized …