Scattering from small colloidal particles in a semidilute polymer solution
arXiv:cond-mat/9711044 · doi:10.1007/s100510050188
Abstract
The correlations between the segments of a semidilute polymer solution are found to induce correlations in the positions of small particles added to the solution. Small means a diameter much less than the polymer's correlation length. In the presence of polymer the particles behave as if they attracted each other. It is shown how the polymer's correlation length may be determined from a scattering experiment performed on the spheres.
12 pages, 3 figures
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