Microphase separation induced by differential interactions in diblock copolymer/homopolymer blends
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Phase and microphase separation in polymer blends
When two different polymers are mixed, they usually demix because of the slight repulsive interaction that exists between their monomers. This is general and may be related to phase separation in two component mixtures. When the same polymer blend is cross-linked in the one phase region, elastic forces develop and do not let this to occur. There results a microphase separation, with coexistence...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Chemical Physics
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0021-9606,1089-7690
DOI: 10.1063/1.3153918