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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 74, Issue 11, Pages 2541-2546Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ac0111661
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Element distribution maps from Hevea brasiliensis natural rubber latex thin films were obtained, by electron energy-loss spectroscopic imaging in a low-energy (80 kV) transmission electron microscope. C, N, O, P, Na, Ca, Mg, Al, Si, and S maps are presented for latex fractionated by centrifugation, either followed by dialysis or not. Most elements forming non-carbon compounds are concentrated in small, electron-dense spots surrounded by a carbon-rich matrix of polymer, thus showing that the rubber is filled with small particles compatible with the polyisoprene matrix. Ca distribution is unique, since it closely parallels the C distribution, evidencing an important role for -COO--Ca2+-COO- ionic bridges in the structure of natural rubber.
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