EFFECTS OF INTRAMOLECULAR COMPOSITION AND TOPOLOGY ON INTERMOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND BULK PROPERTIES OF COMPLEX POLYMER SYSTEMS: Experimental Characterization and Computer Simulation

摘要

The experimental characterization, and computer simulation of the intermolecular structure and bulk properties of complex polymer systems is described. The reported experiments concern the structure analysis by means of various scattering methods and the analysis of the dynamics performed through dynamic mechanical measurements. The simulation methods used are applicable to various size scales of the macromolecules and in particular at the nanometer scale. The simulations methods being based on cooperative macromolecular rearrangements in condensed state are very convenient for representing the stricture of dense systems consisting of complex polymers. The results of the simulation provide a significant supplement to the experimental investigation.