Reversible Polymeric Gels and Related Systems

1987 American Chemical acid acrylamide acrylate groups aggregation angle assay behavior birefringence cell chain Chem coagulation complex concentration constant copolymer correlation crosslinks crystalline Cu(II curve cycle cyclohexane decrease dependence diffusion coefficient dilute dynamic dynamic light scattering effect electron entanglements enzyme Equation equilibrium experimental fibers formation fraction function gelation helices helix amount hydrogels immunoassay increase interactions intrinsic viscosity isotropic kinetic LCST light scattering linear linewidth Macromolecules measurements MeOH MIBK/MeOH microfibrils microscopy mixture modulus molecular weight molecules monomer nematic NIPAAM nucleation observed obtained optical parameters particles PBLG/toluene phase diagram phase separation Phys plot polars polybase polymer Polymer Solutions polymerization polystyrene pore diameters protein quenching range ratio reversible gels rodlike S-band sample scattered intensity shear shown in Figure solvent spectra spinodal decomposition structure studied temperature thermal toluene transition UHMWPE UHMWPE pseudo-gel values variation versus viscoelastic viscosity