Complementarity of small-angle neutron and X-ray scattering methods for the quantitative structural and dynamical specification of dendritic macromolecules

Abstract

The structural characteristics of polycarbosilane dendrimers with different molecular architecture were determined in solutions by small angle neutron and X-ray scattering. The same linear dimensions were sized up for the dendrimers both in benzene and chloroform. A solvent molecules penetration inside dendrimer structure in amount up to 30 vol.% was found from the comparison of the partial and effective scattering volume for the dendrimers in solution.