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Physical characterization of incompatible blends of polymethylmethacrylate and polycaprolactone
Author(s) -
Iannace S.,
De Luca N.,
Nicolais L.,
Carfagna C.,
Huang S. J.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1990.070411116
Subject(s) - polycaprolactone , materials science , compatibility (geochemistry) , glass transition , composite material , polymer , sorption , polymer blend , characterization (materials science) , polymer chemistry , copolymer , chemistry , organic chemistry , adsorption , nanotechnology
Blends of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) and poly‐ε‐caprolactone (PCL) were prepared and characterized. The analysis of the glass transition temperature indicates no compatibility of the two polymers, which segregated into two distinct phases. The fracture strength of the blends can be explained on the basis of a constitutive model of spheres of PCL embedded in a PMMA matrix. The trend of water sorption confirms the hypothesis of phase segregation of PCL in the glassy matrix of PMMA.