Journal of Hebei University (Natural Science Edition) ›› 2009, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (6): 605-608.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-1565.2009.06.012

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Dangling Chains in the Polycondensation Reaction of A_a-B_bC_c Type

YAO Ning1,LI Yuan-feng1,SONG Jian-min2,WANG Yun-ming2   

  • Online:2009-11-25 Published:2009-11-25

Abstract: For the gel network formed in the polycondensation of A_a-B_bC_c type, two different methods are proposed to calculate the number of dangling chains. The corresponding numerical results are also presented by taking the A_4-B_2C_2 reaction system as an example. It is shown that at a low conversion, the dandling chains display mainly the treelike structure with many branched chains, but these branched chains decrease at a high conversion. The present result can provide a possible clue for understanding the viscoelastic properties of polymer gel material.

Key words: polycondensation reaction, gel network, dangling chains

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