NEUTRON-SCATTERING OF SOLUTION-GROWN POLYMER CRYSTALS - MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS ARE INSENSITIVE TO MOLECULAR-WEIGHT

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SADLER, DM
KELLER, A
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[1] H. H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Royal Fort, Bristol BS8 1TL, Tyndall Avenue
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10.1126/science.203.4377.263
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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Neutron scattering gives information on molecular conformations in solid solutions of polymers of one isotope in another. Results on crystals of polyethylene grown from solution show a molecular dimension (in the form of a radius of gyration) that is almost invariant with the length of the chain. It is proposed that certain lengths of folded chains fold back onto themselves to form stacks of chain-folded ribbons (superfolding"). Copyright © 1979 AAAS."
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