Nucleation and Growth in a Polymer Solution

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Abstract
The first experimental investigation of nucleation, growth, and coalescence in a polymer solution near the critical point is reported. A large asymmetry is observed in the kinetics of phase separation although the coexistence curve itself is only slightly asymmetric near the critical point. The observed effects are explained by the strong composition dependence of viscosity, diffusion coefficient, and correlation length in polymer solutions.