Enhancing Chain Mobility of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene by Regulating Residence Time under a Consecutive Elongational Flow for Improved Processability
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample Preparation
2.2. Characterization
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Morphology
3.2. Raman Mapping
3.3. Polarized Raman Spectra
3.4. Chain Diffusion
3.5. Molecular Weight
3.6. Diffused Mechanism Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Chen, X.; Wang, X.; Feng, Y.; Qu, J.; Yu, D.; Cao, C.; Chen, X. Enhancing Chain Mobility of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene by Regulating Residence Time under a Consecutive Elongational Flow for Improved Processability. Polymers 2021, 13, 2192. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13132192
Chen X, Wang X, Feng Y, Qu J, Yu D, Cao C, Chen X. Enhancing Chain Mobility of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene by Regulating Residence Time under a Consecutive Elongational Flow for Improved Processability. Polymers. 2021; 13(13):2192. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13132192
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Xiaochuan, Xiaotong Wang, Yanhong Feng, Jinping Qu, Dingshan Yu, Changlin Cao, and Xudong Chen. 2021. "Enhancing Chain Mobility of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene by Regulating Residence Time under a Consecutive Elongational Flow for Improved Processability" Polymers 13, no. 13: 2192. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13132192