The pH-responsive behaviour of poly(acrylic acid) in aqueous solution is dependent on molar mass

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This was my most important paper arising from my PhD. a spin off 'self interest' fundamental study that came out of the applied, industrially backed, main project. We noticed, and measured, a phenomenon in this work that had never been noticed before and definitely proved it was real. After several attempts to publish, the work was turned down by other journals who regarded it as 'limited interest' however within 2 years it had garnered 50 citations and for over a year been Soft Matters most read article.

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