Description: This book provides a detailed summary of state-of-the-art methods for measuring the rheological properties of molten polymers and relating them quantitatively to molecular structure.
This book provides a detailed summary of state-of-the-art methods for measuring the rheological properties of molten polymers and relating them quantitatively to molecular structure. Recent improvements in molecular modeling have made it possible to predict the detailed molecular structure of a polymer based on polymerization conditions and to use this knowledge of the structure to predict rheological properties. Such models also provide the basis for using rheological data to infer molecular structure. Soon, it will be possible to use this knowledge to design a molecular structure with prescribed processability and end-product properties, to specify the catalyst and reaction conditions necessary to produce a polymer with this structure, and to use rheology to verify that the desired structure has, in fact, been produced.
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1. Introduction
