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The sol-gel transition of branched low density polyethylenes in decalin, tetralin, o-xylene, toluene and benzene was studied. Gel-melting temperatures increased with polymer concentration. Experimental data were analyzed by the theory proposed by Takahashi, Sakai, and Kato for the gel-melting temperature of branched polymers. Our data adhered closely to the theory by which the size of a crystalline junction in the gel could be estimated.
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Matsuda, H., Imaizumi, M., Fujimatsu, H. et al. Sol-Gel Transition of Branched Low Density Polyethylene in Organic Solvents. Polym J 16, 151–157 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.16.151
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