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Complex formation through heterogeneous nucleation of thermoreversible gelation
Author(s) -
Guenet JeanMichel,
Lopez Daniel
Publication year - 1999
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.19991380103
Subject(s) - nucleation , polymer , materials science , solvent , ternary operation , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , composite number , ternary numeral system , polymer science , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , computer science , engineering , programming language
The preparation method and the molecular structure of a composite material consisting of a ternary system polymer/bicoppercomplex/solvent are presented. The properties of each binary system are exposed first. The polymer solutions produce thermoreversible gels while the bicopper organic complex forms a randomly‐dispersed, self‐assembling structure in organic solvents. It is shown that, in a common solvent, the bicopper complex acts as a nucleation agent for the gelation of the polymer (heterogeneous nucleation). As a result, bicopper complex filaments are encapsulated in a polymer matrix.