Citation: Zheng-Tao Wu, Jia-Jia Zhou. Mechanical Properties of Interlocked-ring Polymers: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, ;2019, 37(12): 1298-1304. doi: 10.1007/s10118-019-2279-z shu

Mechanical Properties of Interlocked-ring Polymers: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study

Zheng-Tao Wu ^a ,
Jia-Jia Zhou ^b,,

a.
College of Engineering, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
b.
School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China

Corresponding author: Jia-Jia Zhou, jjzhou@buaa.edu.cn
Received Date: 24 March 2019
Revised Date: 15 April 2019
Available Online: 4 June 2019

Interlocked-ring polymers, also known as polycatenanes, possess an interesting molecular architecture. These polymers are composed of many interlocked rings in a linear chain. The topological constrain between neighboring rings distinguishes the interlocked-ring polymer from its linear counterpart. Here we present extensive molecular dynamic simulations on the interlocked-ring polymers and analyze the static properties of the polymer. By applying external forces to the polymer, we also study the force-extension curves of the polymer, which provides rich information about the mechanical properties of the interlockedring polymers.
- Polycatenanes,
- Molecular dynamics simulation,
- Force-extension,
- Entanglement
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