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Fracture Mechanics of Low Molecular Weight Polymers

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A novel analysis is presented to explain mechanistic aspects of the fracture of low molecular weight polymers. The fracture energy is calculated as a function of the mean interpenetration distance of a polymer chain which has been derived from the solution of the Fokker-Planck equation. Experimental results with monodisperse polystyrene have been used to validate the theory.

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  1. School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907, USA

    Antonios G. Mikos & Nikolaos A. Peppas

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Mikos, A.G., Peppas, N.A. Fracture Mechanics of Low Molecular Weight Polymers. MRS Online Proceedings Library 119, 63–68 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-119-63

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