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Accumulation of Macromolecules in Pores from Dilute Solutions in Poor Solvent

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The phenomenon of spontaneous accumulation of macromolecules in pores from the dilute solutions of flexible polymers in poor solvent is studied using the density functional theory. It is shown that the partitioning of macromolecules between the bulk solution and slitlike pore, on whose walls the segments are predominantly adsorbed, depends on the ability of a semidilute polymer solution to wet the wall of a pore and on its size, as well as on the degree of undersaturation of bulk solution and temperature. Partitioning coefficient increases in a jumpwise manner when the surface first-order phase transition or capillary separation take place. It is revealed that the regularities of capillary separation of polymer solutions in a poor solvent are similar to those observed during the capillary condensation of unsaturated vapor. The applicability of the Kelvin equation to describe the conditions of capillary separation of flexible polymer solutions is analyzed.

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Dolinnyi, A.I. Accumulation of Macromolecules in Pores from Dilute Solutions in Poor Solvent. Colloid Journal 65, 691–702 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:COLL.0000009111.86226.af

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