Table 3. Overview of the Effect of Polymer Composition on the Radius of Gyration (RG), Particle Shape Factor (ρ), Absolute Scattering Intensity at q = 0 (I0), Weight-Average Molecular Weight (Mw), and the Aggregation Number (Nagg).
RGa (nm) | ρb | I0a (cm–1) | normalized I0 | Mw,SANS (kDa) | Mw,calcc (kDa) | Naggd | |
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P0–0 | 5.6 | 1.14 | 0.35 | 1.0 | 65.3 | 127.4 | 0.51 |
P0–20 | 5.1 | 1.12 | 0.37 | 1.1 | 64.0 | 109.4 | 0.58 |
P5–15 | 5.1 | 0.86 | 0.43 | 1.2 | 83.1 | 117.9 | 0.70 |
P10–0 | 7.8 | 1.60 | 0.61 | 1.8 | 124.5 | 127.2 | 0.98 |
P10–10 | 5.3 | 0.91 | 0.72 | 2.1 | 191.1 | 119.8 | 1.60 |
P15–5 | 6.8 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 3.1 | 189.0 | 117.7 | 1.60 |
P20–0 | 2.20 | 6.4 | 441.6 | 120.5 | 3.66 |
Determined using the Guinier analysis (cpolymer = 1 mg mL–1, T = 25 °C).
ρ = RG/RH.
Mw,calc(Px–y) = [(MBTA × mol %BTA) + (MDodecyl × mol %dodecyl) + (MJeffamine M-1000 × mol %Jeffamine M-1000) + Mend groups] × ĐM (Px–y).
Nagg = Mw,SANS/Mw,calc.