TY  - JOUR
AU  - Hiroi, Takashi
AU  - Ohl, Michael
AU  - Sakai, Takamasa
AU  - Shibayama, Mitsuhiro
TI  - Multiscale Dynamics of Inhomogeneity-Free Polymer Gels
JO  - Macromolecules
VL  - 47
IS  - 2
SN  - 1520-5835
CY  - Washington, DC
PB  - Soc.
M1  - FZJ-2015-01178
SP  - 763 - 770
PY  - 2014
AB  - For precise understanding of the dynamics of gels, it is necessary to distinguish the effect of inherent cross-linking from accompanying inhomogeneity. This separation is realized by the use of inhomogeneity-free gel such as Tetra-PEG gel. We investigated the dynamics of Tetra-PEG gel by quasi-elastic scattering. Mesoscopic (length scale: ∼100 nm) motion was measured by dynamic light scattering (DLS). In addition to this scale, we used neutron spin echo (NSE) to measure microscopic (length scale: ∼1 nm) motion. From these measurements, it is revealed that the gels with no connectivity/topological inhomogeneities show the transition from Zimm mode to collective diffusion mode in larger length scale, even beyond the q-range of NSE. In addition to this, the absence of spatial inhomogeneities is reflected as disappearance of nondecay component in the intermediate dynamic structure factor. Through the combination analysis of DLS and NSE, the multiscale dynamics of gels is elucidated.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000330543500034
DO  - DOI:10.1021/ma402439v
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/187549
ER  -