Polymer solvent

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-009188",
  "term": "Polymer solvent",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A liquid capable of dissolving a polymer to form a thermodynamically stable solution at a specified temperature. In a good solvent, polymer-solvent interactions are favored over polymer-polymer interactions, causing the polymer coil to expand. The quality of a solvent is quantified by parameters such as the Flory-Huggins interaction parameter (χ), where a value less than 0.5 indicates a good solvent.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2004, 76, 889. 'Definitions of terms relating to reactions of polymers and to functional polymeric materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2003)' on page 902 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200476040889)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/polymer-solvent/"
}