3 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
On the Determination of Gel Points
Kazumi Suematsu, Haruo Ogura, Seiichi Inayama +1
A critical composition of cross-linked polysiloxanes observed by Scanlan and Winter is reinvestigated in comparison with the theory of gelation. We assume, based on the Scott findi…
cond-mat.soft2024
The Equation of Excluded Volume Effects: A Minor Improvement in the Evaluation of the Inhomogeneity Term
Kazumi Suematsu, Haruo Ogura, Seiichi Inayama +1
A minor improvement is made to the calculation of the inhomogeneity term. The new calculation gives better agreement with the observations of Daoud et al. and Cheng-Graessley-Melni…
cond-mat.soft2024
Critical Nature of the Size Exponent of Polymers
Kazumi Suematsu, Haruo Ogura, Seiichi Inayama +1
On the basis of the thermodynamic theory of the excluded volume effects, we show that the size exponent varies abruptly, depending on the change of the segment concentration. For l…