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Osmotic pressure of catenanes in solution

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We propose a nonuniversal scaling for the osmotic pressure in the case of concatenating ring polymers. The size exponent depends on the molecular weight of the catenans. The effect is more significant the shorter and the stiffer the molecules are.

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  1. T. A. Vilgis

    Present address: Department of Chemistry, SUNY, Albany, USA

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, PO Box 3148, D-6500, Mainz, Germany

    T. A. Vilgis

  2. Institut für Physik, Universität Mainz, D-6500, Mainz, Germany

    H. L. Frisch

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Vilgis, T.A., Frisch, H.L. Osmotic pressure of catenanes in solution. Polymer Bulletin 21, 655–657 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00264149

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