3. Structure and Rheology of Polymeric Fluids
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The topology of a polymer molecule is normally characterized by the degree of polymerization (number of sites), degree of branching and Wiener index. The two latter parameters are of great importance when polymers studied have the same molecular weight. As mentioned in the previous Chapter, the degree of branching, defined as ( ) 2 2 B D D L = + where D and L are the numbers of fully and partially reacted sites
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