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Unperturbed dimensions and interaction parameters of poly(vinyl alcohol)s in water–acetone and water–tetrahydrofuran mixtures

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The intrinsic viscosities [η] of poly(vinyl alcohol)s (PVAs, which are biocompatible polymers)—with different (high, medium, and low) molecular weights were measured at 293–303 K in water (good solvent)–acetone (ACE, poor solvent) and water–tetrahydrofuran (THF, poor solvent) mixtures. The results observed, particularly the values of the Huggins constant (K H), indicated that the solvency of each PVA varied as a function of solvent composition (Φ ACE/Φ THF) and temperature. The unperturbed dimensions (K θ) of the PVAs under nontheta conditions in a variety of water–acetone and water–tetrahydrofuran solutions were also calculated using various equations. The values of K θ obtained via three different equations, i.e., those of Burchard–Stockmayer–Fixman (BSF), Berry, and Inagaki–Suzuki–Kurata (ISK), agreed well except for a few solvent compositions. The molecular extension factor (α n) and actual end-to-end distance (α n K θ) of each PVA were also computed.

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Mr. Soumik Bardhan thanks UGC, New Delhi and the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India for an RGNF (SWD) research fellowship. GC thanks UGC, New Delhi, India for a UGC-BSR research fellowship. Professor Swapan K. Saha also thanks the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), DST, Govt. of India (sanction no. SB/S1/PC-034/2013) for financial assistance.

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    Mrinmay Jha, Soumik Bardhan, Gulmi Chakraborty & Swapan K. Saha

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Figure S1

BSF plot at 293 K: Φ ACE = 0.1 for PVA (DOC 25 kb)

Figure S2

BSF plot at 298 K: Φ ACE = 0.1 for PVA (DOC 25 kb)

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BSF plot at 303 K: Φ ACE = 0.1 for PVA (DOC 50 kb)

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BSF plot at 293 K: Φ THF = 0.1f or PVA (DOC 25 kb)

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BSF plot at 303 K: Φ THF = 0.1 for PVA (DOC 25 kb)

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Jha, M., Bardhan, S., Chakraborty, G. et al. Unperturbed dimensions and interaction parameters of poly(vinyl alcohol)s in water–acetone and water–tetrahydrofuran mixtures. J Polym Res 22, 164 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-015-0808-1

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