Abstract
Effects of the form birefringence on flow birefringence of polymer solutions in semidilute region were studied by using polystyrenes in bromobenzene and toluene, which are matching and non-matching solvents, respectively. It was found that the contribution of the form birefringence rapidly decreases when the degree of coil-overlapping becomes higher than the crossover point from dilute to semidilute regions for thermodynamic properties.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 815-820 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Polymer Journal |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 1989 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry