The influence of elongation-induced concentration fluctuations on segmental friction in polymer blends.
Soft Matter
; 20(21): 4257-4269, 2024 May 29.
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ABSTRACT
Recent experimental studies have revealed a lack of universality in the extensional behavior of linear polymers, which is not envisioned by classical molecular theories. These surprising findings, particularly the sharp contrast between polymer melts and solutions, have catalyzed the development of new theoretical ideas, including the concept of friction reduction in highly stretched polymer melts. By presenting evidence from rheology and small-angle neutron scattering, this work shows that deformation-induced demixing, which is due to the viscoelastic asymmetry in binary mixtures, contributes to the observed nonuniversality. In the case of polystyrene/oligostyrene blends, demixing increases the effective glass transition temperature of the long chain, leading to an apparent friction enhancement. On the other hand, the opposite case is found for the polystyrene/poly(α-methylstyrene) blend. These results highlight the important influence of deformation-induced concentration fluctuations on polymer segmental friction.
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Soft Matter
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