Abstract:The rheological behavior of the first to the fifth generation of hydroxyl-terminated aliphatic hyperbranched polyesters and their binary blends consisting of two generations of hyperbranched polyesters with a weight ratio of unity were studied by rotational rheometer. The results showed that the second to the fifth generation of hydroxyl-terminated hyperbranched polyesters showed Newtonian fluid behavior in both steady shear and oscillatory shear conditions after eliminating thermal history. The Cox-Merz rule was found to be obeyed by the third to the fifth generation of hydroxyl-terminated hyperbranched polyesters. Due to the stronger ability of crystallization, the second generation of hydroxyl-terminated hyperbranched polyester showed shear-thickening behavior at high frequency region of oscillatory shear pattern while increasing temperature under the condition of exerting oscillation shear force within a small amplitude. The binary blends consisting of two generations of hyperbranched polyesters with a weight ratio of unity showed only Newtonian characteristics in both steady shear and oscillatory shear conditions if at least one of the components was Newtonian. The higher generation component dictated the flow characteristics of the binary blends and the lower generation portion affected the viscosity.