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Thermo-reversible gelation of atactic poly(methyl methacrylate) in poly(ethylene glycol) oligomers

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The temperature-concentration behavior of physical gel by atactic poly(methyl methacrylate) (aPMMA) in poly(ethylene glycol) oligomer (PEG400) was investigated. A liquid-liquid demixing interferes with a glass transition during cooling. The combination of demixing and T g leads to the formation of amorphous gels at low temperature. We suggest that the gelation of aPMMA/PEG400 is a glassy gel, in which short-range attractive depletion interaction in the polymer/oligomer system was the driving force at molecular level.

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    Yun Gao, Chunhong Yu, Xiaoliang Wang, Dongshan Zhou & Gi Xue

  2. College of Wood Science and Technology, Nanjing Forestry University, 210037, Nanjing, P.R. China

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Gao, Y., Yu, C., Chen, M. et al. Thermo-reversible gelation of atactic poly(methyl methacrylate) in poly(ethylene glycol) oligomers. Eur. Phys. J. E 36, 37 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/i2013-13037-8

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