Size Effects on Miscibility and Glass Transition Temperature of Binary Polymer Blend Films

Langmuir ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 1241-1246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Min Ao ◽  
Qing Jiang
2007 ◽  
Vol 334-335 ◽  
pp. 105-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Min Ao ◽  
Qing Jiang

The size dependent miscibility of binary polymer blend films of polystyrene (PS) and tetramethylbisphenol-A polycarbonate (TMPC) is studied by the molecular dynamics (MD) simulation in the way of computing Flory-Huggins interaction parameter, χ, of the blend films, which determines the blend films compatibility. It is found that the miscibility of the two polymers decreases as the film thickness D decreases. After that, the size dependent glass transition temperature Tg(w,D) of the two polymers blend films in miscible ranges are determined by computer simulation and the Fox equation where w is the weight fraction of the second component.


1993 ◽  
Vol 26 (20) ◽  
pp. 5310-5315 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Meier ◽  
G. Fytas ◽  
B. Momper ◽  
G. Fleischer

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