Molecular Hydrodynamics and Conformations of Poly(methacryloylamino galactose) in Aqueous Solutions

Poly(methacryloylamino galactose) is synthesized, and the hydrodynamic characteristics of its macromolecules in aqueous solutions are studied by translational diffusion, velocity sedimentation, and viscometry. Experiments are performed using polymer fractions. Polydispersity of the systems under study is estimated. The system of scaling relations is obtained in a wide molecular mass range. The equilibrium rigidity of poly(methacryloylamino galactose) chains is calculated from the translational and rotational friction data.