M. Goad, W. Pyckhout-Hintzen, J. Allgaier, D. Richter, L. Fetters^1
1EXXON, Annandale, USA

A rheological study on the behaviour of polymers with low plateau moduli was undertaken in view of the relationship between molecular structure and mechanical properties. The packing model relates both using the concept of the packing lenght p. New interesting relations have been found for typical high-to-medium plateau modulus polymers. The aim of this work is to synthesize first the highest possible packing length polymer at controlled conditions and to discuss its rheological parameters. The former observations could be confirmed at higher packing lengths.