Scaling approach to dilferential swelling of polymer solutions and gels
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The failure of the classical theories for swollen polymer networks was clearly demonstrated by recent differential swelling experiments of Gee, Eichinger and McKenna. We introduce a weaker form of the additivity assumption based on the separation of the gel into "solid"-like and "liquid"-like components. Using simple scaling arguments and the
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