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Glass‐Transition Temperature as a Function of Conversion in Hyperbranched Polymers Obtained by Self‐Condensing Vinyl Polymerization
Author(s) -
Liu Hewen,
Wilén CarlEric,
Shi Wenfang
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
macromolecular theory and simulations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1521-3919
pISSN - 1022-1344
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3919(20020601)11:5<459::aid-mats459>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - glass transition , polymer , polymer chemistry , monomer , polymerization , materials science , molar mass distribution , thermodynamics , chemical engineering , composite material , physics , engineering
Abstract Chain‐end free volume theory is extended for studying the glass‐transition temperature ( T g ) as a function of conversion in hyperbranched polymers. T g is found to have a non‐linear inverse relationship to the molecular weight for polymers obtained by self‐condensing vinyl polymerization (SCVP). During the monomer conversion process, T g decreases with the increase in molecular weight ( P ) in the low conversion range, then levels off in the high conversion range.