Abstract
The weight average molecular weight, M̄ w, of sodium alginates were determined by the sedimentation-diffusion technique using photon correlation spectroscopy rather than boundary spreading in the analytical ultracentrifuge to determine the translational diffusion coefficients. This enables the diffusion coefficients to be determined easily and accurately. Excellent correlation is found between the observed zero concentration translational diffusion coefficient, D O and the M̄ W values in a emphirical power law. The M̄ W obtained by sedimentation-diffusion and laser light scattering compare very favourably. The concentration dependence of the photon correlation spectroscopy data allowed determination of the coil overlap concentration, c*. The inverse proportionality of c* to both M̄ W and [η] is demonstrated.
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