Probing the Molecular Mechanism of Viscoelastic Relaxation in Transient Networks
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Relationships between Diffusion and Viscoelasticity of Associative Polymer Networks
3. Relationships between Translational Diffusion and Viscoelasticity in Transient Networks with Controlled Network Structures
4. Comparison between Binding and Dissociation Kinetics of Crosslinks and Viscoelasticity in Transient Networks with Controlled Network Structures
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Michida, S.; Chung, U.-i.; Katashima, T. Probing the Molecular Mechanism of Viscoelastic Relaxation in Transient Networks. Gels 2023, 9, 945. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels9120945
Michida S, Chung U-i, Katashima T. Probing the Molecular Mechanism of Viscoelastic Relaxation in Transient Networks. Gels. 2023; 9(12):945. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels9120945
Chicago/Turabian StyleMichida, Shota, Ung-il Chung, and Takuya Katashima. 2023. "Probing the Molecular Mechanism of Viscoelastic Relaxation in Transient Networks" Gels 9, no. 12: 945. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels9120945