Reptation is the thermal motion of very long linear macromolecules in entangled polymer melts or concentrated polymer solutions. Derived from the word reptile, reptation suggests the movement of entangled polymer chains as being analogous to snakes slithering through one another.
Reptation is the thermal motion of very long linear macromolecules in entangled polymer melts or concentrated polymer solutions. Derived from the word reptile, reptation suggests the movement of entangled polymer chains as being analogous to snakes slithering through one another.
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