Figure 4
From: Dynamic Networks that Drive the Process of Irreversible Step-Growth Polymerization
Comparison of the theory to data from experiments and computer simulations. (a) Experimental degree distribution as extracted form the 13C NMR spectrum of hyperbranched polyester (HPE) in dimethylformamide (DMF)50 compared to theoretical degree distribution in the A2:B3 = 1:1 system at pA = 0.93. (b) Phenolic unit degree distribution (only out-edges) in a phenol-methylene system predicted by MD simulation (doted lines)40 compared to the theory (solid lines). The gel point is predicted at pA = 0.58 by the MD simulation, the theory predicts it at pA = 0.5.
