Abstract
AbstractThe experimental conditions for studying the electro‐optical properties of a natural, modified polyelectrolyte, carboxymethylcellulose (DS 1.3; DP 180) were determined. The transient Kerr effect was found to be a function of CMC concentration, field strength, and ionic strength, I. If the concentration and I were low enough (c < 20 mg.l−1), saturation was obtained for field strengths of approximately 15 kV.cm−1. The optical anisotropy was shown to be independent of I; the electrical anisotropy decreased sharply when I increased. These results are discussed in connection with polarization theories of polyelectrolytes. The molecular dimensions of carboxymethylcellulose, calculated from the birefringence kinetics, suggest that the molecule is a rigid rod.
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