CYCLIC POLYMERS SWOLLEN IN A GOOD SOLVENT DYNAMIC SCATTERING PROPERTIES

A general formalism for the dynamic scattering properties of cyclic polymers in good solvent conditions is presented. Single-chain dynamics are investigated in the framework of the Oseen tensor model with and without the preaveraging approximation. The chain swelling due to excluded volume interactions is introduced by a renormalization of the internal chain statistics of cyclic polymers. The relaxations of the concentration fluctuations are also described for both ring homopolymers and copolymers. (C) 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.