APPLICATION OF THE TRANSVERSE DIFFERENTIAL SWELLING STRESS MODEL TO THE INTERPRETATION OF CASE-II DIFFUSION KINETICS

Attention is called to an early observation of Case II diffusion kinetics during penetration of a liquid into a uniaxially prestretched polymer film along the axis of stretching. Application of a previously developed transverse differential swelling stress model to these experimental conditions is described. It is shown that the model can predict Case II diffusion kinetics in a physically meaningful manner and will also explain the transition of the kinetics of the above system into normal or hindered diffusion regimes as either the degree of stretching or its direction relative to that of penetration is changed.