W. C. Kim, D. C. Lee
Oct 1, 1995
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Polymer Engineering and Science
Abstract
The homopolymer of maleic anhydride was synthesized by free radical initiation and characterized. Molecular mass measurements of 14 selected fractions yielded M ω ranging from 1.1 x 10 4 to 14.7 x 10 4 g/mol. Intrinsic viscosities obtained from the fractions in DMF at 25°C were analyzed on the basis of the theory of Yamakawa et aL The persistence length was 2.3 ± 0.1 nm and M L was 600 ± 10 nm -1 . The conformation of the poly(maleic anhydride) molecules in DMF is considered to be semiflexible.