Coil to globule transition behaviour of poly(methyl methacrylate) in isoamyl acetate

Kayaman N., Gurel E., Baysal B., Karasz F.

POLYMER, cilt.41, sa.4, ss.1461-1468, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2000
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0032-3861(99)00316-x
  • Dergi Adı: POLYMER
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1461-1468
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The coil-globule transition behaviour of poly(methyl methacrylate) has been studied in isoamyl acetate by using the dynamic light scattering technique. The dimensions of the polymer show smooth and continuous contraction below a temperature (61.0 degrees C). The hydrodynamic size of PMMA in isoamyl acetate (M-w = 3.3 x 10(6) g mol(-1)) decreases to 41% in an unperturbed state at 18.4 degrees C. The temperature dependence of a chain contraction can be represented by a master curve in alpha(h)(3) \ tau \ M-w(1/2) vs \ tau \ M-w(1/2) plot, where alpha(h) = R-h/R-h,R-theta and tau = (T - theta)/theta. A high-chain density value implies that the highly collapsed globule contains 56% isoamyl acetate in its hydrodynamic volume. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.