Nafion Swelling in Salt Solutions in a Finite Sized Cell: Curious Phenomena Dependent on Sample Preparation Protocol

When a membrane of Nafion swells in water, polymer fibers “unwind” into the adjoining liquid. They extend to a maximum of about ~300 μm. We explore features of Nafion nanostructure in several electrolyte solutions that occur when the swelling is constrained to a cell of size less than a distance of...

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Main Authors: Barry W. Ninham, Polina N. Bolotskova, Sergey V. Gudkov, Ekaterina N. Baranova, Valeriy A. Kozlov, Alexey V. Shkirin, Minh Tuan Vu, Nikolai F. Bunkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/8/1511