Characterization of polymer network by combination of tailored synthesis and direct analysis of its decrosslinked components

Via decrosslinking, cleavage at the branch units, the polymer network can be transformed to linear chains, which can be fully analyzed by normal methods. The length between the branch unit, the distribution of the branch unit, the fraction of the dangling chain of the network together with the extent of the reaction are directly measured, which give the detailed description of the polymer network structure.150