A tangled tale of topological fluids

McLeish, Tom

Abstract

Whether a large polymer is linear, simply branched like a star, or multiply branched dramatically affects how it moves through a densely entangled polymer soup.

Citation

McLeish, T. (2008). A tangled tale of topological fluids. Physics today, 61(8), 40-45. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2970211

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Aug 1, 2008
• Deposit Date: Oct 31, 2011
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 12, 2012
• Journal: Physics today.
• Print ISSN: 0031-9228
• Electronic ISSN: 1945-0699
• Publisher: American Institute of Physics
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 61
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 40-45
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2970211
• Keywords: Reptation and tube theories, Material behavior, Polymer melts.
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1534925