Static light scattering, sulfonated

So far most studies of aggregation behavior have been conducted with low polarity solvents such as THF [4,9,15]. Recently there have been a few reports with nonpolar solvents such as xylene [16-18]. While these systems require low ion contents to form a solution, the ionomer electrical environment is more similar to that found in the solid state (i.e. low dielectric constant). In this work we use static and dynamic light scattering techniques to examine the aggregation behavior of sulfonated polystyrene ionomers in a nonpolar solvent, toluene. 

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