Abstract
Crosslinking of strongly charged chains via multivalent ions of valence z was treated within the Flory approach, which accounts only for the treelike architecture of the clusters formed. Density-density correlations due to the electrostatic nature of the system were considered with a modified random-phase approximation. At a certain concentration of multivalent ions that play the role of effective stickers among 2 monomers, an infinitely large polymer network was formed. We analyzed the gelation driven by the formation of locally neutral clusters induced by divalent and trivalent ions.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 766-776 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1 2004 |
Keywords
- Crosslinking
- Gelation
- Networks
- Polyelectrolytes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry