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. 2023 Nov 16;3(6):466–474. doi: 10.1021/acspolymersau.3c00020

Table 2. Scaling Exponent n of Relaxation Time Scales with ϕ OAPS log10 τ ∝ n ϕOAPS.

relaxation process approximate time scale at 140 °C (s) Mn (kDa) n
α relaxation (τα) 10–4 5 0.9 ± 0.1
entanglement onset (τe) 10–3–100 101 6.5 ± 1.4
850 3.5 ± 1.8
terminal flow for low Mnt) 10–3–10–1 32 4.5 ± 1.3
58 6.3 ± 0.7
slower process (τslower) 10–2–100 5 5.0 ± 0.6
terminal flow for high Mnt) 100 101 0.6 ± 0.5
105 850 0.2 ± 1.5