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标题：Effects of the Junction Functionality and Chain Entanglements in Chemomechanical Behavior of Polyelectrolyte Gels
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作者：Lianhua Ma ; Qingsheng Yang ; Chunhui Yang 等
期刊名称：Advances in Condensed Matter Physics
印刷版ISSN：1687-8108
电子版ISSN：1687-8124
出版年度：2015
卷号：2015
DOI：10.1155/2015/345810
出版社：Hindawi Publishing Corporation
摘要：By considering the functionality of junctions and entanglements of polymer chains for polyelectrolyte gels, a new free energy density function is presented via combining Edwards-Vilgis slip-link model with Flory-Huggins theory. On this basis, the effects of the functionality of network junctions and entanglements of polymer chains are systematically analyzed for free swelling of a cubic polyelectrolyte gel and constrained swelling of a blanket layer of the gel. Analytical results show that the functionality of junctions and chains entanglements plays an important role in the coupled chemomechanical deformation of polyelectrolyte gels.