Abstract
Results are presented from studies of ageing effects on and concentration dependences for the modulus of isotactic polystyrene/cis-decalin gels. Ageing does not occur in gels formed and aged below 0 degree C. Modulus increases dramatically upon ageing for gels formed and aged at temperatures above 0 degree C. It is also found that formation temperature and ageing do not affect the shape of the modulus-concentration plot, but they do change the magnitude of the modulus. Modulus increases with increasing ageing time and increasing temperature of gel formation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 58-60 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Polymer communications Guildford |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Mar 1988 |