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Possible association of water with the polymer molecules; (a) water molecules strongly attached to the polar groups of the polymer chains by hydrogen-bonds in two layers; (b) microscopic voids inside the polymer filled with excess water; (c) individual water molecules attached to the non-polar region of the polymer by weak interaction forces
