Does the molecular weight dependence of T g correlate to M e?

A. L. Agapov, A. P. Sokolov

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Abstract

The nature of the molecular weight (MW) dependence of the glass transition temperature (T .g) in polymers still remains a subject of discussion. Recently, Hintermeyer et al. [Macromolecules 2008, 41, 9335] proposed that the MW at which the dependence of T g saturates corresponds to the molecular weight between entanglements, M e. We demonstrate on the example of four polymers that there is no relationship between Me and saturation of the molecular weight dependence of T g.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2877-2878
Number of pages2
JournalMacromolecules
Volume42
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 14 2009
Externally publishedYes

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