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It was experimentally discovered that when the dimensions and the asymmetry of macromolecules are increased, their hydrodynamic effectiveness and stability improve.
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Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 47–52, July, 1986.
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Makogon, B.P., Pavelko, M.M., Bondarenko, T.A. et al. The effect of the conformation of macromolecules on the hydrodynamic effectiveness of polyacrylamide. Journal of Engineering Physics 51, 785–789 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00871359
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