Dynamics of novel polybutadiene ionomers

Abstract

The dynamics of novel ionomers based on a low‐molecular‐weight polybutadiene with zinc acrylate moieties were investigated as a function of the number of ionic bonds by using a combination of calorimetry, dielectric broadband spectroscopy and rheology. We find that the ionic bonds have profound effects on the mechanical properties, including the introduction of a sol–gel transition. However, all techniques consistently indicate that the segmental dynamics of the polymer chains remain largely unaffected, and only very small changes in the glass transition were observed. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2019, 57, 1074–1079

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jul 26, 2019
Source ID
10.1002/polb.24862

Entities

People

  • Brian P. Mason
  • James R. Hemmer
  • Riccardo Casalini

Organizations

  • American Society for Engineering Education
  • Naval Postgraduate School
  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.