Abstract
AbstractThe melting temperatures of a syndiotacticity‐rich poly(vinyl alcohol)‐water gel were measured for concentrations below 70g.dm‐3. In the gel chilled at a temperature below about 15°C the melting point first decreased monotonously then sharply in a jump and again monotonously with decreasing concentration, whereas in the gel chilled above 20°C the melting point decreased monotonously through‐out. The change of the shear modulus of a gel chilled at 0°C with the rise of temperature from 0°C to the melting point was also measured. Initially the shear modulus decreased, then increased to a maximum value, and at last decreased towards the melting temperature, whereas a gel chilled at 40°C kept an almost constant value during heating from 40°C up to a high temperature and then decreased with further rise of temperature. The turbidity of dilute solutions chilled at 0°C passed a minimum and maximum with the rise of temperature in accord with the minimum and maximum of the shear modulus. It is thus concluded that in the gel chilled at temperatures below 15°C the junctions grow to some extent with the rise of temperature.
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