The tube model can explain how mutually entangled polymer chains move and interact, but it relies on the loose ends of chains to generate relaxation. Ring polymers have no ends — so how do they relax?
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McLeish, T. Floored by the rings. Nature Mater 7, 933–935 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2324
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