Randomly branched polymers

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Abstract
We show that the synthesis of randomly branched polymers is correctly described by percolation in general. This is characterized by a very broad distribution of molecular weights, or polydispersity. Because of the latter, the average properties actually observed are quite different from those of any given polymer. We discuss the swelling properties of the macro-molecules when a good solvent is added. These are the bases of the swelling of gels, which are solids that may change their volume by orders of magnitudes when diluted.

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