Phase separation in blends of two homopolymers and a diblock copolymer during film casting |
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Authors: | B Löwenhaupt G P Hellmann |
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Institution: | (1) Deutsches Kunststoff-Institut, Schloßgartenstraße 6, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany |
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Abstract: | Demixing during film casting of blends of polystyrene, polymethylmethacrylate, and a symmetric diblock copolymer of styrene and methylmethacrylate is discussed. The concentration fluctuations in the homogeneous solutions were calculated in mean field approximation. The structures in the homogeneous and demixed solutions and in the dry films were measured by small-angle x-ray scattering, and the morphologies of the dry films were characterized by transmission electron microscopy. The structure of the dry blends is evidently already pre-formed in solution. |
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Keywords: | Polymer blends block copolymers phase morphologies |
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