Thermodynamics of Reversibly Associating Polymer Solutions
- 21 June 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 82 (25), 5060-5063
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.82.5060
Abstract
We conducted computer simulations on the phase behavior and gelation of solutions of reversibly associating polymers. The sol-gel transition, near the critical temperature for polymer-solvent phase separation, has thermodynamic signatures reminiscent of the micellization of surfactant solutions. At high temperatures, gelation is a continuous transition. Consequently, the behavior of the sol-gel transition is more complicated than previously thought.Keywords
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