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| Title: |
Self-Diffusion in Binary Blends of Cyclic and Linear Polymers |
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A lattice model is used to estimate the self-diffusivity of entangled cyclic and linear polymers in blends of varying compositions. To interpret simulation results, we suggest a minimal constraint release model for the motion of a cyclic polymer infiltrated by neighboring linear chains. Both the simulation and recently reported experimental data on entangled DNA solutions support the simple model over a wide range of blend compositions, concentrations, and molecular weights.
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| Keywords: |
polymer, ring-linear, diffusion, lattice, bond-fluctuation |
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1. Engineering
2. Statistics
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