Mechanism of Interaction Between the Boundary Layer of a Polymer Membrane and a Gas Environment

Authors

  • L. A. Bulavin Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Faculty of Physics, Chair of Molecular Physics
  • L. Yu. Vergun Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Faculty of Physics, Chair of Molecular Physics
  • Yu. F. Zabashta Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Faculty of Physics, Chair of Molecular Physics
  • O. S. Svechnikova Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Faculty of Physics, Chair of Molecular Physics

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe63.4.333

Keywords:

gas permeability, “ball–globule” transition, boundary layer

Abstract

The initial stage at the penetration of air molecules through a polymer membrane has been studied experimentally. A transient process giving rise to an equilibrium between the gas and the boundary layer of the membrane is revealed. This process looks like damped pressure oscillations associated with a periodic shape changes of polymer chains in the boundary layer driven by the “ball–globule” transition. A hypothesis is put forward that a similar phenomenon governs the influence of atmospheric pressure variations on the human organism.

Published

2018-06-18

Issue

Section

Liquid crystals and polymers

How to Cite

Mechanism of Interaction Between the Boundary Layer of a Polymer Membrane and a Gas Environment. (2018). Ukrainian Journal of Physics, 63(4), 333. https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe63.4.333

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