RT Journal Article T1 Complexation of poly(monobenzyl itaconate) and poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) in dilute solution A1 Pérez Dorado, Ángel A1 Fernández de Piérola, Inés A1 Baselga Llidó, Juan A1 Gargallo, Ligia A1 Radic´, Deodato AB Upon mixing dilute solutions (10⁻⁴ - 10⁻² mol/l) of poly(monobenzyl itaconate) (PMBI) and poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) (PVP) in methanol, soluble polycomplex particles are formed. Here we report on the spectrophotometric determination of the turbidity of different solutions of PVP and PMBI as a function of polymer concentration and PVP molecular weight. Viscosity measurements were also performed. The polycomplex is weak. Polycomplex particles are more compact and much larger than separated chains of polyacid and polybase. No definite stoichiometry is observed and a microgel-like structure is proposed. PB Hüthig & Wepf Verlag, Basel SN 0025-116X YR 1989 FD 1989-11 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10016/26014 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10016/26014 LA eng NO Segunda parte disponible en: http://hdl.handle.net/10016/26015 NO Financial support from CICYT under grant no. GG85-0013 is gratefully acknowledged. We also wish to acknowledge the assistence of Dr. I. Hernandez-Fuentes in the viscosity measurements. DS e-Archivo RD 1 sept. 2024