Gelation Dynamics and Mechanism(s) in Stereoregular Poly(Methyl Methacrylate)s |
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Authors: | Alberto Saiani |
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Institution: | School of Materials, The University of Manchester, Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HS, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | Chain conformation and gel structure of syndiotactic PMMA thermoreversible gels have been investigated using small angle neutron scattering (SANS). A double helix model for the chain conformation is proposed alongside a gel network model where the fibrils are formed by the proposed double helix and the junctions by the aggregation of 3 double helices. Preliminary results, also obtained by SANS, for stereocomplex gels prepared in bromobenzene are presented. |
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Keywords: | double helix gelation small angle neutron scattering stereocomplex stereoregular poly(methyl methacrylate) |
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