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Ion aggregation in polymer gels
Author(s) -
Philippova Olga E.,
Khokhlov Alexei R.
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.19991460128
Subject(s) - counterion , monomer , ion , polarity (international relations) , polymer , condensation , chemical physics , chemistry , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , physics , thermodynamics , biochemistry , engineering , cell
This brief review deals with our early experimental studies of ion aggregation in polymer gels proceeding via the condensation of counterions on the oppositely charged monomer units of the network with the formation of ion pairs and their clustering into multiplets. The two particular cases of the emergence of ion aggregates are considered: (a) for monovalent counterions in media of low polarity and (b) for multivalent counterions in water.