Effects of linking topology on the shear response of connected ring polymers: Catenanes and bonded rings flow differently

Reyhaneh A. Farimani, Zahra Ahmadian Dehaghani, Christos N. Likos +1

We perform computer simulations of mechanically linked (poly[2]catenanes, PC) and chemically bonded (bonded rings, BR) pairs of self-avoiding ring polymers in steady shear. We find…