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Cohesive Energy Density of Polystyrene

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Bristow and Watson1 have recently described the determination of the cohesive energy densities of polymers by swelling and viscosity measurements. This communication summarizes the results of viscosity measurements on polystyrene solutions directed towards a similar end. The measurements cover a slightly different range of solvents from that of Bristow and Watson, and in some solvents a range of molecular weights has been investigated.

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GREEN, J. Cohesive Energy Density of Polystyrene. Nature 183, 818–819 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/183818a0

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