Kinetics of phase separation in polymer mixtures

Characteristic features of the liquid-liquid phase separation process in polymer systems are presented, followed by a concise review of existing studies on phase-separation kinetics in polymer solutions and mixtures. Brief discussions have been made on two selective topics in this field, i.e., applicability of Cahn's linearized theory for spinodal decomposition to polymer mixtures and the scaling law in the late stage of phase separation.