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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2877-2878 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Macromolecules |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 14 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |