LU Yu-Yuan, SHI Tong-Fei, AN Li-Jia. THEORETICAL STUDY OF ANOMALOUS INTRINSIC VISCOSITY FOR DENDRIMERS. [J]. Acta Polymerica Sinica (9):1060-1067(2011)
DOI:
LU Yu-Yuan, SHI Tong-Fei, AN Li-Jia. THEORETICAL STUDY OF ANOMALOUS INTRINSIC VISCOSITY FOR DENDRIMERS. [J]. Acta Polymerica Sinica (9):1060-1067(2011) DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1105.2011.11060.
THEORETICAL STUDY OF ANOMALOUS INTRINSIC VISCOSITY FOR DENDRIMERS
In order to physically elucidates the anomalous intrinsic viscosity of dendrimers
first
the radial segmental density profile of dendrimers is calculated by the self-consistent mean field method.Secondly
based on the two-zone model proposed
the intrinsic viscosity as a function of generation of dendrimers with the following parameters
including the number of generations
the functionality of the core
the length of spacer
the effective coefficient of correlation and the excluded volume is systematically investigated.Thirdly
the origin of dendrimers'anomalous intrinsic viscosity is elucidated in the microscopic scale
namely the competition of the number fraction between the two kinds of monomers without the capability of dragging solvent
which is caused by the increase of volume of the core and the back-folding ability caused by entropy effect.Finally
it is physically elucidated that the nature of the intrinsic viscosity is the reflection of the ability per monomer of dendrimer to averagely drag solvent molecules alone rather than the reflection of the degree of polymerization.This research will be benefit for the optimum design of dendrimer materials in the corresponding application areas.