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The experimental techniques for the study of conformational branched properties in solution are the same as used for linear chains. These are, in particular, static and dynamic light scattering, small angle X-ray (SAXS) and small angle neutron (SANS) scattering methods, and common capillary viscometry. These methods are supported by osmotic pressure measurements and, nowadays extensively applied, size exclusion chromatography (SEC) in on-line combination with several detectors. These measurements result in a list of molecular parameters which are given in Table 1. 

Fig. 9 Density profiles of PEE-PSSH micelles for varying salt concentrations. The profiles were obtained by a combination of static and dynamic light scattering, small-angle neutron scattering and cryo-TEM [49]...

The bicyclic heteroaromatic bases 191 possess arrays of complementary donor-donor-acceptor and acceptor-acceptor-donor hydrogen bond sites and an additional benzocrown ether moiety. Structure and dimension of the nanotubes were determined by NMR, dynamic light scattering, small-angle X-ray scattering, and transmission electron microscopy. Addition of sodium or potassium ions did not interfere with the stability of the multichannel... 

The conformational properties of polymer chains [1-4] are usually determined in dilute solutions of the polymers. Viscosity, light scattering, small-angle x-ray scattering, and osmotic pressure, are the main types of measurements made in solution. 

The pH-induced micellization of a DMAEMA-6-DEAEMA diblock copolymer has been studied in detail using dynamic light scattering, small-angle neutron scattering, and fluorescence spectroscopy [166], The DMAEMA constitutes the corona of the micelle, whereas the DEAEMA forms the core. Pyrene was used as a probe to determine the nature of the DEAEMA blocks. It was shown that the hydrophobicity of the micellar cores increased progressively as the solution pH was adjusted from pH 7 to 9. In the presence of an electrolyte, it was possible to observe both individual chains (unimers) and micelles under certain conditions. The critical micellization pH depended on both the copolymer concentration and also the background electrolyte concentration. 

Coil dimension light scattering, small-angle X-ray... 

MAI Maia, A.M.S., Villetti, M.A., Vidal, R.R.L., Borsali, R., and Balaban, R.C., Solution properties of a hydrophobically associating polyacrylamide and its polyelectrolyte derivatives determined by light scattering, small angle X-ray scattering and viscometry, J. Braz. Chem. Soc., 22, 489, 2011. 

Several methods may be applied to obtain the micellar size and shape of block-and-graft copolymers light scattering, small-angle X-ray scattering, small-angle neutron scattering. 

In spite of its similarity to light scattering, small-angle x-ray scattering is not usually used to determine M and A2 as mentioned before it is used mainly in the determination of the size and shape. The versatility of the experiment for the measurement of size and shape lies in the interpretation of the designated... 

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