Revisiting the Flory–Rehner equation: taking a closer look at the Flory–Huggins interaction parameter and its functionality with temperature and concentration with NIPA as a case example
J. Alberto Paulin, J. Esteban López‐Aguilar, Benoît Fouconnier, René O. Vargas, Francisco López‐Serrano
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Flory–Huggins solution theoryVolume fractionThermodynamicsPolymerMonomerPolymer chemistrySwellingMaterials sciencePhase (matter)Volume (thermodynamics)Work (physics)Polymer scienceChemistryPhysicsOrganic chemistryComposite materialHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsPolysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsRheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies