Features of Network Formation in Solutions of Rigid-Chain Polymers

Authors

  • Yu.F. Zabashta Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Faculty of Physics
  • V.I. Kovalchuk Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Faculty of Physics
  • O.S. Svechnikova Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Faculty of Physics
  • S.V. Kondratenko Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Faculty of Physics
  • S.O. Alekseev Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Faculty of Physics
  • A.V. Brytan Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Faculty of Physics
  • L.Yu. Vergun Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Faculty of Physics
  • L.A. Bulavin Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Faculty of Physics

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe68.2.132

Keywords:

polymer network, dynamic light scattering, atomic force microscopy

Abstract

It has been shown that the network in rigid-chain polymer gels has a specific shape: the role of nodes in this network is played by flat aggregates formed by folded polymer chains. A mechanism for the emergence of such a network has been proposed, and its existence in metolose hydrogels has been confirmed experimentally using the dynamic light scattering and atomic force microscopy methods.

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Published

2023-04-20

How to Cite

Zabashta, Y., Kovalchuk, V., Svechnikova, O., Kondratenko, S., Alekseev, S., Brytan, A., Vergun, L., & Bulavin, L. (2023). Features of Network Formation in Solutions of Rigid-Chain Polymers. Ukrainian Journal of Physics, 68(2), 132. https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe68.2.132

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Liquid crystals and polymers

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