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Structure and interaction of flexible dendrimers in concentrated solution
S Rosenfeldt1, M Ballauff, P Lindner
1Physical Chemistry I, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany.
Abstract:
We study the influence of mutual interaction on the conformation of flexible poly(propyleneamine) dendrimers of fourth generation in concentrated solution. Mixtures of dendrimers with protonated and deuterated end groups are investigated by small-angle neutron scattering up to volume fractions of 0.23. This value is in the range of the overlap concentration of the dendrimers. The contrast between the solute and the solvent was varied by using mixtures of protonated and deuterated solvents. This allows us to investigate the partial structure factors of the deuterated dendrimers in detail. An analysis of the measured scattering intensities reveals that the shape of the flexible dendrimers is practically independent of the concentration in contrast to the pronounced conformational changes in flexible linear polymers.
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