ABSTRACT

Polymer complexes are insoluble, macromolecular structures formed by the non-covalent asso­ ciation of polymers with an affinity for one another. The complexes form due to association of repeating units on different chains (interpolymer complexes) or on separate regions of the same chain (intrapolymer complexes). Polymer complexes are classified by the nature of the associ­ ation. The major classes of polymer complexes are stereocomplexes, polyelectrolyte complexes, and hydrogen-bonded complexes (1-4).