ISSN:
0098-1273
Keywords:
Physics
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
A novel method of following polymerization kinetics in dilute solutions of ionic monomers is described. The method, based on conductimetry, is very well adapted to follow polymerization of ionic species in very dilute solutions, in micellar solutions, or at interfaces, i.e., in all systems in which the polymerization process involves a shift in ionic equilibria. The method is applied to matrix polymerization of p-styrene sulfonate-(2,2,2)4-ionene complex and yields results in full agreement with the standard spectroscopic method frequently used in such systems. The conversion curves obtained by conductimetry are satisfactorily explained by Manning's ion condensation model and are in agreement with a previously proposed mechanism, based on ion condensation theory, for matrix polymerization of ionized monomers on polyelectrolytes.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.1983.180211023
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