Abstract
Aqueous solutions of poly(ethylene oxide) were investigated using the ultrasonic technique, photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), in a wide range of molecular weight (from ethylene glycol to poly(ethylene oxide) 4 000 000 Da). Ultrasonic data reveal that the mixing process is not ideal and show that the polymer–water interaction strength increases with the polymerization degree. PCS and NMR, on the other hand, furnish a free particle diffusion coefficient which satisfies a unique scaling law from 8000 to 4 000 000 Da and demonstrates the good solvent nature of water. These experimental findings indicate that polymer–polymer aggregation processes are not an inherent property of these systems.
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