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Co-continuous morphologies in polymer blends: the influence of the interfacial tension

Willemse R. C. , Van Dam J., Gotsis Alexandros, Posthuma de Boer A.

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URIhttp://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/5D3E8FDD-899A-452A-AEA3-33A6E01A2437-
Identifierhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032386198003073-
Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0032-3861(98)00307-3-
Languageen-
Extent8 pagesen
TitleCo-continuous morphologies in polymer blends: the influence of the interfacial tensionen
CreatorWillemse R. C. en
CreatorVan Dam J.en
CreatorGotsis Alexandrosen
CreatorΓκοτσης Αλεξανδροςel
CreatorPosthuma de Boer A.en
PublisherElsevieren
Content SummaryThe influence of the interfacial tension on the composition range within which fully co-continuous polymer blend structures can exist is studied for different blends with selected matrix viscosities and viscosity ratios. The critical composition for full co-continuity is found to increase with increasing interfacial tension, narrowing the composition range. The effect of the interfacial tension on the critical composition is composed of two counteracting effects, i.e. the stability of the co-continuous morphology and the phase dimensions. The latter effect is smaller than the former. The experimental results can quantitatively be predicted by a model published earlier, provided the phase dimensions are measured separately.en
Type of ItemPeer-Reviewed Journal Publicationen
Type of ItemΔημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτέςel
Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
Date of Item2015-11-14-
Date of Publication1999-
SubjectPolymer blendsen
SubjectCo-continuous morphologyen
SubjectInterfacial tensionen
Bibliographic CitationR. C. Willemse, A. P. de Boer, J. van Dam and A. D. Gotsis, "Co-continuous morphologies in polymer blends: the influence of the interfacial tension", Polymer, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 827-834, Feb. 1999. doi:10.1016/S0032-3861(98)00307-3en

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