Title: concentrated solution
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - concentrated solution
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.12229
Status: current

Definition
Polymer solution in the concentration range at which the domains occupied by the dissolved macromolecules or entities overlap to such an extent that it is not possible to distinguish the individual domains from one another.

Note
The limiting maximum mass concentration is the density of the bulk amorphous polymer.

Source
- PAC, 2015, 87, 71. 'Definitions of terms relating to individual macromolecules, macromolecular assemblies, polymer solutions, and amorphous bulk polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2014)' on page 90 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2013-0201)

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Citation: Citation: 'concentrated solution' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.12229
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