Gelation open association

In general, the CMC of the flower micelles is very low it can be as low as 10 polymer wt%. At low concentrations, intramolecular flowers dominate. With an increase in the polymer concentration, loops dissociate and have more chance to form an open association with many bridges, thus eventually leading to gelation. The sharpness of the transition depends on the association constant and the aggregation number of the micelles. 

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