Abstract:Gels of rigid aromatic polyamide networks arc brittle in nature. They may be prepared in a single step from monomers. or from precursor fractal polymers (FPs) purified from monomers, dimers and higher oligomers. The relationship between the concentration at which the network gels are prepared and the size and number of interfractal voids is discussed. The modulus of gels prepared exclusively from FPs was found in an earlier work to show an inverse power dependence on the size of the precursor FPs.It is suggest… Show more
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