CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION IN (MALEIC-ANHYDRIDE MONO-N-OCTYL ITACONATE) COPOLYMER

Citation
L. Gargallo et al., CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION IN (MALEIC-ANHYDRIDE MONO-N-OCTYL ITACONATE) COPOLYMER, Polymer bulletin, 37(4), 1996, pp. 553-555
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
ISSN journal
01700839
Volume
37
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
553 - 555
Database
ISI
SICI code
0170-0839(1996)37:4<553:CTI(MI>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The dependence of intrinsic viscosity [eta] on temperature for fractio ns of poly(maleic anhydride-co-mono-n-octylitaconate) [p(MA-co-MOI)] w as studied. A discontinuity in [eta] as function of temperature simila r to that of poly(mono-n-octylitaconate) (PMOI) is found which has bee n attributed to a conformational transition of the polymer chain. This conformational transition can be removed by the addition of poly(dime thylsiloxane) (PDMS). The effect is interpreted in terms of interpolym er complexation.