SURFACE SEGREGATION IN POLYMER BLENDS DUE TO STIFFNESS DISPARITY

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作者
YETHIRAJ, A
KUMAR, S
HARIHARAN, A
SCHWEIZER, KS
机构
[1] UNIV WISCONSIN,DEPT CHEM,MADISON,WI 53706
[2] PENN STATE UNIV,DEPT MAT SCI & ENGN,UNIV PK,PA 16802
[3] UNIV ILLINOIS,DEPT MAT SCI & ENGN,URBANA,IL 61801
[4] UNIV ILLINOIS,DEPT CHEM,URBANA,IL 61801
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10.1063/1.466252
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The entropy-driven surface segregation of polymer blends is investigated via computer simulations and integral equation theory. The model system is composed of a binary blend at a hard wall where one of the components of the blend is stiffer than the other. It is found that, at meltlike densities relevant to experiments, both simulations and microscopic theory predict the segments of the stiffer chains segregate to the surface.
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页码:4691 / 4694
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