Published by the The Society of Rheology Articles you may be interested inStrain hardening of molten thermoplastic polymers reinforced with poly(tetrafluoroethylene) nanofibers J. Rheol. 58, 589 (2014); 10.1122/1.4867389 Extensional rheology of shear-thickening fumed silica nanoparticles dispersed in an aqueous polyethylene oxide solution J. Rheol. 58, 411 (2014); 10.1122/1.4864620 Solution and melt viscoelastic properties of controlled microstructure poly(lactide) AbstractThere have been a number of studies of a series of branched metallocene polyethylenes (BMPs) made in a solution, continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) polymerization. The materials studied vary in branching level in a systematic way, and the most highly branched members of the series exhibit mild strain hardening. An outstanding question is which types of branched molecules are responsible for strain hardening in extension. This question is explored here by use of polymerization and rheological models along with new data on the extensional flow behavior of the most highly branched members of the set. After reviewing all that is known about the effects of various branching structures in homogeneous polymers and comparing this with the structures predicted to be present in BMPs, it is concluded that in spite of their very low concentration, treelike molecules with branch-on-branch structure provide a large number of deeply buried inner segments that are essential for strain hardening in these polymers. V C 2015 The Society of Rheology.
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