Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) is a simple polymer with repeating units [- C – C – O -] soluble in organic and aqueous solvents. The carbon atoms are hydrophobic; the oxygen atoms are hydrophilic and participate in hydrogen bonding…
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Prior Work
Aqueous Solutions of Poly(ethylene oxide)
Theory
Experiment and Simulation
Polymers in a Binary Solvent
Theory
Experiment and Simulation
Chapter 3: Experimental Methods
Materials
Polymer 2kH
Polymer 4k
Polymer 10kH
Polymer 10kM
Polymer 20k
Polymer 200k
Polymer 252k
Polymer 337k
Solvents
Neutron Scattering
Polarimetry
Chapter 4: Results
Neutron Scattering
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
Temperature Effects
Solvent Effects
Polarimeter
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
Chapter 5: Conclusions
Neutron Scattering
Temperature Effects
Solvent Effects
Molecular Weight
Termination Effects
Polarimetry
Enantiomeric Effects
Temperature Effects
Amount of Chiral Impurity
Termination Effects
Summary
Chapter 6: Future Work
Temperature Effects
Molecular Weight
Solvent Effects
Appendix: Model Fits to Neutron Data
Bibliography
Author: Alessi, Michael Louis
Source: University of Maryland
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