Conclusions
An extreme character of the swelling of PABI fibres in DMAc-water mixtures has been detected. The maximum is observed in the region of a 10% water content.
The peculiarity in swelling has been explained by the manifestation of a polyelectrolyte nature of the polymer.
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Translated from Khimicheskie Volokna, No. 5, pp. 34–35, September–October, 1987.
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Iovleva, M.M., Kasevich, I.R., Smirnova, V.N. et al. Polyelectrolyte swelling of polyamidobenzimidazole. Fibre Chem 19, 334–335 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00551560
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