Staudinger, Hermann viscosity

On the basis of the assumption that linear macromolecules can also exist as clusters, Hermann Mark (1895-1992, editor s note) co-operated with the Dutch physical chemist Roelof Houwink (1899-1987, editor s note) in Vienna to continue tanpirical development of Staudinger s viscosity equation (Mark-Houwink equation). [...] The corrections/addi-tions to Staudinger s viscosity law made by Mark and Houwink proved to be correct, but they were still being rejected by Staudinger in the 1950s. ([19], p. 410)... 

The importance of viscosimetry as an independent area in the field of polymer analytics becomes clear through the Nobel prices awarded for two works in this area. The name of the 1953 honored Prof. Hermann Staudinger for his proof of the existence of polymers is still used in viscosimetry in the intrinsic viscosity (German "Staudingerindex ) (see "Intrinsic viscosimetry in Chap. 4). In 1974, Prof. Paul J. Flory was honored with the Nobel price for his groundbreaking works on the conformation of polymers in solution and his name is conserved for posterity in the Flory constant (see "The Fox-Flory theory in Chap. 8). 

In 1920, Hermann Staudinger formulated the macromolecular hypothesis That there was a special class of organic substances of high viscosity which were composed of long chains (1,2). This revolutionary idea was argued throughout important areas of chemistry (3). Finally, it became accepted and formed the most important cornerstone in the development of modern pol3uner science. 

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