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A small‐angle neutron scattering study of the helical form involved in the thermoreversible gelation of syndiotactic poly(methyl methacrylate)
Author(s) -
Saiani A.,
Guenet J.M.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19971140143
Subject(s) - tacticity , helix (gastropod) , neutron scattering , methyl methacrylate , polymer chemistry , scattering , materials science , small angle neutron scattering , poly(methyl methacrylate) , methacrylate , solvent , side chain , crystallography , chemistry , physics , copolymer , optics , polymer , organic chemistry , composite material , polymerization , ecology , snail , biology
The chain trajectory in syndiotactic poly(methyl methacrylate) thermoreversible gels has been studied by neutron scattering. Theoretical fits of the scattering curves are consistent with a double‐stranded helix in which the inner helix adopts a structure proposed by Kusuyama et al. The solvent is thought to be intercalated between the two strands of the double helix.