Relaxation dynamics of langmuir polymer films: a power-law analysis

Phys Rev Lett. 2003 Dec 31;91(26 Pt 1):268302. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.268302. Epub 2003 Dec 29.

Abstract

We report an experimental study on the mechanical relaxation of Langmuir films of a flexible polymer: polyvinylacetate, a good example of a two-dimensional polymeric system at good-solvent conditions. This study allows us to explore the dependence of the relaxation times and the surface viscosity on the concentration. In the semidilute regime, both dynamical properties follow well-defined power laws, which are in quantitative agreement with 2D reptation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biopolymers / chemistry*
  • Kinetics
  • Models, Chemical*
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Thermodynamics

Substances

  • Biopolymers
  • Polymers