Mark-Houwink Parameters for

Polymers
Polymer

Solvent

a; K (dl/gm)

Amylose

DMSO

20C 0.820; 0.0000397

Amylose

Water

20C 0.680; 0.0001320

Amylose

Formamide

20C 0.670; 0.0002260

Amylose Propionate THF

25C 0.610; 0.024800

Amylose Acetate

THF

25C 0.700; 0.010800

Amylose Butyrate

THF

25C 0.700; 0.011100

Butyl Rubber

THF

25C 0.750; 0.000085

Bun a-N-rubber

Acetone

25C 0.640; 0.0005000

Bun a-N-rubber

Chloroform

25C 0.680; 0.0005400

Cellulose Acetate

DMAc

25C 0.600; 0.001910

Cellulose Acetate

DMSO

25C 0.610; 0.001710

Cellulose Acetate

Water

25C 0.600; 0.000209

Cellulose Diacetate THF

25C 0.688; 0.051300

Cellulose Diacetate DMAc

25C 0.738; 0.000395

Cellulose Diacetate Acetone

25C 0.616; 0.001330

Cellulose Diacetate TFA

25C 0.696; 0.000527

Cellulose Triacetate TFA

25C 0.706; 0.000396

Cellulose Triacetate DMAc

25C 0.750; 0.000264

Cellulose Triacetate MeHCL2

20C 0.7004; 0.000247

Cellulose Triacetate Chloroform

30C 0.900; 0.000450

Cellulose Triacetate o-cresol

30C 0.900; 0.000615

Cellulose Nitrate

25C 1.000; 0.002500

THF

Cellulose Nitrate

Ethyl Acetate

30C 1.010; 0.000250

Cellulose Tri nitrate THF

25C 0.830; 0.000321

Dextrans

0.2M NaNO3

45C 0.5300; 0.0007000

Dextrans

0.1M NaNO3; 0.1% Et. Glycol

30C 0.4000; 0.0037000

Dextrans

0.1M NaCl

30C 0.4200; 0.0024300

Dextrans

0.05M Na2SO4

30C 0.5000; 0.0009000

Dextrans Linear

Water

25C 0.5000; 0.0009780

Dextrans Linear

Formamide

25C 0.4900; 0.0016500

Ethyl Cellulose

Acetone

20C 1.0500; 0.0000151

Ethyl Cellulose

Methanol

25C 0.6500; 0.0005230

Hyaluronic Acid

0.2M NaCl

25C 0.8160; 0.0002280

Hydroxyethyl Starch 0.05M NaNO3

30C 0.2890; 0.0063700

Hydroxypropyl
Cellulose

0.05M Na2SO4

30C 1.1160; 0.0000115

Hydroxyethyl
Cellulose

Water

25C 0.8700; 0.0000953

Polyaryloxyphospha
THF
zene

30C 0.6490; 0.00000119

Polyacetals

25C 0.6900; 0.0008700

HFIP/H2O 1/1.7+1% TFA

Polyacrylic Acid-Na
0.05M Na2SO4
Below Mw = 20,000

30C 0.5000; 0.0017400

Polyacrylic Acid - Na
0.05M Na2SO4
Below Mw = 20,000

30C 0.8600; 0.0000400

Polyacrylic Acid - Na 0.50M NaBr

15C 0.6200; 0.0005270

Polyacrylic Acid - Na 2.00M NaOH

25C 0.6400; 0.0004220

Polyacrylic Acid

1,4-dioxane

30C 0.5000; 0.0007600

Polyacrylamides

0.05M Na2SO4

30C 0.6600; 0.0003730

Polyacrylamides

Water

30C 0.8000; 0.0000631

Polyacrylamides

0.15M Na2SO4 1%AA

35C 0.6400; 0.0004159

Polyacrylonitrile

DMF

30C 0.750; 0.000393

Polyacrylonitrile

DMF

30C 0.750; 0.000209

Polyacrylonitrile

DMF

20C 0.780; 0.000177

Polyacrylonitrile

DMF

80C 0.450; 0.012600

Polyacrylonitrile

DMAc

35C 0.767; 0.000275

Polyacrylonitrile

DMAc

50C 0.764; 0.000274

Polyacrylonitrile

DMSO

50C 0.758; 0.000283

Polyacrylonitrile

DMSO

140C 0.750; 0.000209

Polyacrylonitrile

Y-butyro lactone

30C 0.700; 0.000342

PBT Polyester

o-CP

25C 0.915; 0.0000622

Poly 1,4 butadiene

THF

25C 0.440; 0.007600

Poly 1,4 butadiene

THF

40C 0.670; 0.000578

Poly 1,2 butadiene

THF

40C 0.850; 0.0000601

Polybutadiene

THF

25C 0.750; 0.000236

Polybutadiene 57%
THF
trans; 36% cis

30C 0.740; 0.000256

Polybutadiene 57%
Toluene
trans; 36% cis

30C 0.753; 0.000294

Polybutadiene

THF

30C 0.715; 0.000350

Polybutadiene

ODCB

135C 0.746; 0.000270

Polybutadiene

Chloroform

30C 0.712; 0.000428

Polybutadiene

Toluene

30C 0.714; 0.000364

Polybutadiene 95%
Toluene
cis; 2%-1,2

30C 0.725; 0.000305

Polybutadiene 95%
Benzene
cis; 2%-1,2

30C 0.715; 0.000335

Polybutyl
methacrylate

Benzene

30C 0.770; 0.000400

Polyethyl acrylate

Benzene

30C 0.670; 0.002770

Polyethyl acrylate

Acetone

30C 0.660; 0.002000

Polyethyl acrylate

Chloroform

30C 0.680; 0.003140

Polyethyl acrylate

EtAcetate

30C 0.660; 0.002600

Polycarbonate

THF

25C 0.670; 0.000490

Polycarbonate

THF

25C 0.700; 0.000389

Polycarbonate

Chloroform

25C 0.740; 0.000301

Polycarbonate

Methylene Chloride

25C 0.740; 0.000299

Polychloroprene

THF

25C 0.830; 0.0000418

DMS

Toluene

30C 0.7200; 0.0000828

DMS

Toluene

35C 0.7030; 0.0001258

PET Polyester

HFIP

25C 0.750; 0.0039300

PET Polyester

o-CP

25C 0.658; 0.0009631

PET Polyester

TFA Acid

30C 0.680; 0.0004300

Polydimethylsiloxan
ODCB
e

135C 0.570; 0.0003830

Polydimethylsiloxan
Chloroform
e

30C 0.770; 0.0000540

Polydimethylsiloxan
Toluene
e

30C 0.731; 0.0000624

Polyethylene Glycol 0.05M Na2SO4

30C 0.5700; 0.0010400

Polyethylene

TCB

135C 0.706; 0.000517

Polyethylene LP

TCB

135C 0.640; 0.000954

Polyethylene LP

Xylene

105C 0.725; 0.000510

Polyethylene LP

Decalin

135C 0.700; 0.000620

Polyethylene HP

Decalin

70C 0.738; 0.003873

Polyethylene HP

Xylene

75C 0.630; 0.001350

Polyethylene Oxides 0.05M Na2SO4

30C 0.6930; 0.0003650

Polyethylene Oxides Acetone

25C 0.6700; 0.0003200

Polyethylene Oxides Toluene

35C 0.7000; 0.0001450

Polyethylene Oxides Water

30C 0.7800; 0.0001250

Polyisoprene

THF

25C 0.735; 0.000177

Polyisoprene

Toluene

25C 0.667; 0.000250

Polyisoprene-cis

Toluene

30C 0.728; 0.000200

Polyisobutylene

Toluene

0C

Polyisobutylene

Toluene

15C 0.650; 0.000240

Polyisobutylene

Toluene

30C 0.670; 0.000200

Polyisobutylene

Toluene

50C 0.680; 0.000200

Polyisobutylene

Toluene

60C 0.710; 0.000135

Polyisobutylene

Toluene

90C 0.720; 0.000126

Polyisobutylene

THF

30C 0.661; 0.000197

Polyisobutylene

Benzene

30C 0.560; 0.000610

Polyisobutylene

Carbon Tet

30C 0.680; 0.000290

Polyisobutylene

Cyclohexane

30C 0.690; 0.000276

0.600; 0.000400

Polymethyl acrylate Acetone

30C 0.520; 0.000282

Polymethyl acrylate Benzene

30C 0.798; 0.000036

Polymethyl acrylate Toluene

30C 0.697; 0.000078

PMMA Low MW

THF

25C 0.406; 0.002110

PMMA

Toluene

25C 0.660; 0.000154

PMMA

Toluene

25C 0.730; 0.000071

PMMA

Toluene

25C 0.710; 0.0000812

PMMA

DMF (0.1 LiBr)

50C 0.642; 0.0002094

PMMA

THF

30C 0.690; 0.000128

PMMA High MW

THF

25C 0.720; 0.000075

PMMA

Benzene

30C 0.760; 0.000940

PMMA atactic

Toluene

30C 0.710; 0.000070

PMMA atactic

Benzene

30C 0.760; 0.000052

PMMA atactic

Acetonitrile

30C 0.500; 0.000393

PMMA atactic

Acetone

30C 0.700; 0.000077

PMMA isotactic

Acetone

30C 0.630; 0.000230

PMMA isotactic

Benzene

30C 0.760; 0.000052

Poly(methacrylic
acid)

Methanol

26C 0.510; 0.002420

Poly(methyacrylic
acid)

2M NaNO3

25C 0.650; 0.000449

Polypropylene
Glycol

THF

30C 0.585; 0.0006200

Polypropylene

TCB

145C 0.750; 0.0001370

Polypropylene

Decalin

135C 0.770; 0.0001580

Polypropylene

TCB

135C 0.800; 0.0000834

Polypropylene iso

TCB

145C 0.760; 0.0001560

Polypropylene iso

TCB

130C 0.760; 0.0001520

Polypropylene
atactic

Decalin

135C 0.770; 0.001580

Polypropylene
atactic

TCB

130C 0.730; 0.001960

Polypropylene
atactic

Toluene

30C 0.725; 0.000218

Polypropylene
atactic

Benzene

30C 0.670; 0.000338

Polypropylene
atactic

Cyclohexane

30C 0.760; 0.000209

Polypropylene
atactic

THF

30C 0.780; 0.000114

Polypropylene
syndiotactic

Heptane

30C 0.710; 0.000312

Polystyrene (linear) THF

25C 0.706; 0.000160

Polystyrene (linear) THF

25C 0.700; 0.000160

Polystyrene (linear)
THF
Low MW

30C 0.428; 0.001700

Polystyrene anionic THF

30C 0.712; 0.000128

Polystyrene (linear) Toluene

20C 0.722; 0.000112

Polystyrene (linear) Toluene

30C 0.750; 0.000088

Polystyrene (iso)

30C 0.725; 0.000110

Toluene

Polystyrene (linear) Chloroform

30C 0.760; 0.000720

Polystyrene (linear) Cyclohexane

30C 0.500; 0.008600

Polystyrene (linear) TCB

140C 0.653; 0.000232

Polystyrene atactic

Benzene

30C 0.730; 0.000115

Polystyrene atactic

Toluene

30C 0.725; 0.000110

Polystyrene atactic

Chloroform

30C 0.794; 0.000049

Polystyrene atactic

Decalin

30C 0.530; 0.000610

Polystyrene atactic

Dichloroethane

30C 0.740; 0.000084

Polystyrene
isotactic

Benzene

30C 0.735; 0.000106

Polystyrene
isotactic

Chloroform

30C 0.734; 0.000259

Polystyrene
isotactic

Toluene

30C 0.725; 0.000100

Polystyrene (comb) THF

23C 0.560; 0.000220

Polystyrene (star)

23C 0.740; 0.000035

THF

Poly amethylstyrene

THF

30C 0.690; 0.000150

Polystyrene
Sulfonate

0.05M Na2SO4

30C 0.7000; 0.0001250

Polystyrene
Sulfonate

0.10M NaCl

25C 0.6800; 0.0001780

Polystyrene
Sulfonate

0.05M NaCl

25C 0.7200; 0.0001390

Polysulfone

DMF

80C 0.532; 0.000820

Pullulans

0.05M Na2SO4

30C 0.6650; 0.0002010

Natural Rubber

THF

25C 0.7900; 0.0001090

Natural Rubber

Benzene

30C 0.7400; 0.0001850

Nylon 6

90% HCOOH

25C 0.7000; 0.0014500

Nylon 6

m-cresol

25C 0.6200; 0.0032000

Nylon 6/6

90% HCOOH

25C 0.6800; 0.0011000

Nylon 6/6

90% HCOOH

25C 0.7200; 0.0011000

Nylon 6/6

o-chlorophenol

25C 0.6200; 0.0016800

Nylon 6/6

m-cresol

25C 0.6100; 0.0024000

Nylon 12

m-cresol

25C 0.7400; 0.0008100

Nylon 12

H2SP4 96%

25C 0.6400; 0.0006940

Polyvinyl Alcohol
100%H

0.1M Na2SO4

35C 0.5700; 0.0012620

Polyvinyl Alcohol
100%H

0.1M Na2SO4

35C 0.5670; 0.0013489

Polyvinyl Alcohol
100%H

0.1M Na2SO4

35C 0.5600; 0.0013710

Polyvinyl Alcohol
100%H

0.1M Na2SO4

35C 0.5690; 0.0012530

Polyvinyl Alcohol
100%H

0.1M Na2SO4

35C 0.5170; 0.0020559

Polyvinyl Alcohol
88%H

H2O/CH3CN (80/20)

35C 0.5300; 0.0022909

Polyvinyl Alcohol
88%H

H2O/CH3CN (80/20)

35C 0.5400; 0.0016218

Polyvinyl Alcohol
88%H

H2O/CH3CN (80/20)

35C 0.5200; 0.0021396

Polyvinyl Alcohol
88%H

H2O/CH3CN (80/20)

35C 0.6500; 0.0006456

Polyvinyl Alcohol
98%H

0.05M Na2SO4

30C 0.5300; 0.0017400

Polyvinyl Alcohol

Water

30C 0.6400; 0.0005430

Polyvinyl Alcohol

Water

30C 0.6400; 0.0006660

Polyvinyl Alcohol

Water

80C 0.5600; 0.0009400

Poly 2-Vinylpyridine 0.1M Na formate

30C 0.9300; 0.0000250

Poly(vinylpirrolidone
Chloroform
)

25C 0.6400; 0.0001940

Poly(vinylpirrolidone
MeOH
)

30C 0.6500; 0.0002300

Poly(vinylpirrolidone
MeOH/H2O 1:1 0.1M LiNO3
)

30C 0.6500; 0.0001320

Poly(vinylpirrolidone
0.05M Na2SO4
)

25C 0.7480; 0.0001127

Poly(vinylpirrolidone
Water
)

2C5 0.5500; 0.0005650

Poly(vinylpirrolidone
Water
)

30C 0.5900; 0.0003930

PVCl

THF

25C 0.766; 0.000163

PVCl

THF

25C 0.776; 0.000163

PVCl

THF

30C 0.770; 0.000150

PVCl

THF

30C 0.830; 0.000833

PVCl

Cyclohexane

25C 0.780; 0.000138

PVCl

Chlorobenzene

30C 0.590; 0.000712

PVCl

Cyclohexane

30C 0.770; 0.000163

Polyvinyl butyrate

Benzene

30C 0.735; 0.000112

Polyvinyl methyl
ether

Benzene

30C 0.600; 0.000760

PVBr

THF

25C 0.640; 0.000159

PVAc Linear

THF

25C 0.700; 0.000160

PVAc Linear

THF

25C 0.791; 0.000051

PVAc Branched

THF

30C 0.630; 0.000350

PVAc Branched

Acetone

25C 0.680; 0.000214

PVAc Branched

Acetone

30C 0.720; 0.000102

PVAc Branched

Methanol

25C 0.590; 0.000380

PVAc Branched

Methanol

30C 0.600; 0.000314

PVAc Branched

Toluene

25C 0.530; 0.001080

PVAc Branched

Benzene

30C 0.620; 0.000563

PVAc Branched

Acetonitrile

30C 0.620; 0.000415

PVAc Branched

Ethyl Formate

30C 0.650; 0.000320

PVAc Branched

Chloroform

25C 0.720; 0.000203

Poly THF

Toluene

28C 0.780; 0.000251

Poly THF

Ethyl Acetate

30C 0.560; 0.000422

SBR (25%S)

THF

25C 0.693; 0.000410

SBR (28% Sytrene)

THF

25C 0.693; 0.000451

SBR, Buna-S, GR-S

Toluene

25C 0.667; 0.000525

SBR, Buna-S, GR-S

Toluene

30C 0.710; 0.000379

SBR, Buna-S, GR-S

Cyclohexane

30C 0.700; 0.000316

SBR, Linear Fract

Toluene

30C 0.740; 0.000214

SBR, Branched Fract Toluene

30C 0.480; 0.005350

Xanthan

0.1M NaCl

25C 1.140; 0.0000017

Xanthan

0.1M NaNO3, 0.1% Et. Glycol

30C 1.1000; 0.0037024