Improved method to calculate Hansen solubility parameters of a polymer

An improved method to calculate Hansen solubility parameters delta(d), delta(p), and delta(h), as well as the radius of interaction sphere for a given polymer is presented, starting from the idea that the solvents which dissolve a polymer, form in the interior of its solubility range a system of material points, their 'masses' being given by the unity normed intrinsic viscosities of the polymer in the considered solvents. The mass centre coordinates of the material points system represent in fact Hansen solubility parameters of the polymer, and the radius of interaction sphere the distance from this centre to the farthest point of material points system mentioned. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science S.A.