Volume Phase Transitions of Slide-Ring Gels

The volume phase transition of slide-ring gels with freely-movable cross-linking junctions was investigated. Ionic chemical gels with fixed cross-linking junctions undergo volume phase transitions when they have higher than the critical degree of ionization. However, the experimentally-observed crit...

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Main Authors: Akinori Bando, Rumiko Kasahara, Kentaro Kayashima, Yasushi Okumura, Kazuaki Kato, Yasuhiro Sakai, Hideaki Yokoyama, Yuya Shinohara, Yoshiyuki Amemiya, Kohzo Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-06-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/8/6/217