“…For the second parameter the linear expansion factor, a, (4, 5) the polymersolvent interaction parameter, X, (5) and the exponent a of the Mark-Houwink-Sakurada To obtain these parameters most common practice involves viscometry (1,(4)(5)(6) of dilute solutions of polymers as a function of molecular weight. The resulting intrinsic viscosity-molecular weight data can be plotted in several ways (1,(7)(8)(9)(10) to obtain pairs of the above characteristics, for instance K0 and 2". Of these plotting methods that of Burchard-Stockmayer-Fixman (8,9) (BSF) is most convenient.…”