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Effect of the interface with solid on the interfacial region in the blends of linear polymers formed in situ
Author(s) -
Lipatov Yu. S.,
Kosyanchuk L. F.,
Yarovaya N. V.
Publication year - 2006
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.24659
Subject(s) - differential scanning calorimetry , fumed silica , materials science , polymer , polyurethane , relaxation (psychology) , in situ , polymer chemistry , polymer blend , phase transition , adsorption , chemical engineering , glass transition , copolymer , phase (matter) , composite material , thermodynamics , chemistry , organic chemistry , psychology , social psychology , physics , engineering
Blends of polyurethane and poly (methyl methacrylate) of various compositions were synthesized in situ in presence of various amounts of nanoparticles (fumed silica). From thermo‐ physical measurements it was found that the reaction is accompanied by the phase separation and evolution of two phases. The temperature transitions in the systems and their positions depend on the blend composition and on the filler amount. Using scanning differential calorimetry, the fraction of an intermediate region between two main phases has been estimated from the changing of heat capacity increments. It was observed that in filled polymer blends in the temperature region between two main relaxation transitions, there appears the third transition. This transition is supposed to be the result of the formation of adsorption layer at the interface with solid. The appearance of such an intermediate regions increases essentially the total fraction of an interfacial region in the system. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 102: 4646–4651, 2006