Self-diffusion coefficient of ring polymers in semidilute solution

TitleSelf-diffusion coefficient of ring polymers in semidilute solution
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2008
AuthorsIyer, BVS, Shanbhag, S, Juvekar, VA, Lele, AK
JournalJournal of Polymer Science Part B-Polymer Physics
Volume46
Issue21
Pagination2370-2379
Date PublishedNOV
ISSN0887-6266
KeywordsDiffusion, Macrocycles, Monte Carlo simulation
Abstract

In a topologically constraining environment the size of a flexible nonconcatenated ring polymer (macrocycles) and its dynamics are known to differ from that of linear polymers. Hence, the diffusion coefficient of ring polymers can be expected to be different from linear chains. We present here scaling arguments for the concentration and molecular weight dependence of self-diffusion coefficient of ring polymers in semidilute solutions, and show that contrary to expectations these scaling relations are identical to what is known for linear polymers. At higher concentrations excluded volume interactions arising from possibilities of segmental overlap can become effective for large ring polymers. In this regime the diffusion coefficient of large ring polymers shows a relatively weaker dependence on concentration and molecular weight. (C) 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 46: 2370-2379, 2008

DOI10.1002/polb.21569
Type of Journal (Indian or Foreign)Foreign
Impact Factor (IF)1.298
Divison category: 
Polymer Science & Engineering