TY - JOUR
T1 - Viscoelasticity of tightly entangled solutions of semiflexible polymers
AU - Morse, David C.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - A molecular model is introduced to describe the linear viscoelasticity of tightly entangled solutions of semiflexible polymers. An expression for the stress of a solution of wormlike chains is derived, and a tube model is used to describe the effects of entanglement. Consideration of the Brownian dynamics of the polymer within its tube yields a dynamic modulus [Formula Presented] at high frequencies, in agreement with the results of recent microrheology experiments on actin solutions.
AB - A molecular model is introduced to describe the linear viscoelasticity of tightly entangled solutions of semiflexible polymers. An expression for the stress of a solution of wormlike chains is derived, and a tube model is used to describe the effects of entanglement. Consideration of the Brownian dynamics of the polymer within its tube yields a dynamic modulus [Formula Presented] at high frequencies, in agreement with the results of recent microrheology experiments on actin solutions.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevE.58.R1237
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevE.58.R1237
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0001495109
SN - 1063-651X
VL - 58
SP - R1237-R1240
JO - Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
JF - Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
IS - 2
ER -