EFFECT OF NONELECTROLYTES ON THE GEL FORMATION PROCESS IN AQUEOUS SILVER CYSTEINE SOLUTIONS
M. M. Ovchinnikov, S. D. Khizhnyak, P. M. Pakhomov
Keywords: L-cysteine, silver nitrate, hydrogel, cluster, percolation, supramolecular structure
Pages: 1203-1207
Abstract
Electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering are used to investigate the structuring process of a supramolecular system based on the aqueous solutions of L-cysteine and silver nitrate diluted with liquid water-soluble nonelectrolytes. The gel formation mechanism is discussed.
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