Effects of form birefringence on flow birefringence of polymer solutions in semidilute regions

Yoshiaki Takahashi, Masayoshi Yamaguchi, Koichiro Hori, Fumitoshi Suzuki, Ichiro Noda

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)815-820
Number of pages6
JournalPolymer Journal
Volume21
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 1989
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Materials Chemistry

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