Polymers: Synthesis and Characterization of Extremely High-Molecular-Weight Polystyrene
- 2 June 1972
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 176 (4038), 1041-1043
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.176.4038.1041
Abstract
Polystyrenes with molecular weights up to 44 x 106 grams per mole have been characterized by light-scattering and equilibrium ultracentrifugation methods. The Mark-Houwink equation, which relates the molecular weight and the intrinsic viscosity of flexible polymers, can be used only if the measurements are made in a theta solvent at the theta temperature.Keywords
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