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50mer polymer

chain expansion

The polymer chain is unexpanded in the theta condition state. If the solvent is a "poor solvent" then there will be contraction.



α, chain expansion factor

Cm, constant

#968;1, entropic factor

T, temperature

θ, Flory Theta Temperature




α is related to end to end distance through:


[Sperling-76]


r is the end-to-end distance after expansion

r(0), end-to-end distance in the theta condition