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A GPC method to determine the composition of two component copolymers

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The overall composition of random and block copolymers comprising two kinds of repeat units can be determined as a function of molecular weight by a new dual (e.g., UV and RI) detector GPC technique, if one of the repeat units can be specifically “seen” by one of the detectors. The method is demonstrated by the use of random copolymers of styrene (St) and isobutylene (IB) as the UV “visible” and “invisible” components, respectively. Novel triblock copolymers comprising two polyacenaphtylene (PAc) outer-segments and a polyisobutylene (PIB) mid-segment are also analyzed.

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  1. Zs. Fodor (Visiting scientist)

    Present address: Central Research Institute for Chemistry, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 17, H-1525, Budapest, Hungary

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  1. Institute of Polymer Science, University of Akron, 44325-3909, Akron, OH, USA

    Zs. Fodor (Visiting scientist) & J. P. Kennedy

  2. Hungarian Chemical Industries Engineering Center, H-1954, Budapest, Hungary

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Fodor, Z., Fodor, Á. & Kennedy, J.P. A GPC method to determine the composition of two component copolymers. Polymer Bulletin 29, 689–696 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01041156

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