Microstructural Dynamics of Polymer Melts during Stretching: Radial Size Distribution
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
3.1. Evolution of Radial Size Distribution of Polymers during Stretching
3.2. Polymer Conformations Associated with Strain Hardening
3.3. Effects of Molecular Weight
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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Hsieh, M.-C.; Tsao, Y.-H.; Sheng, Y.-J.; Tsao, H.-K. Microstructural Dynamics of Polymer Melts during Stretching: Radial Size Distribution. Polymers 2023, 15, 2067. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15092067
Hsieh M-C, Tsao Y-H, Sheng Y-J, Tsao H-K. Microstructural Dynamics of Polymer Melts during Stretching: Radial Size Distribution. Polymers. 2023; 15(9):2067. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15092067
Chicago/Turabian StyleHsieh, Ming-Chang, Yu-Hao Tsao, Yu-Jane Sheng, and Heng-Kwong Tsao. 2023. "Microstructural Dynamics of Polymer Melts during Stretching: Radial Size Distribution" Polymers 15, no. 9: 2067. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15092067