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Macromol. Mater. Eng. 7/2008
Author(s) -
Nemoto Tomoyuki,
Takagi Jun,
Ohshima Masahiro
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
macromolecular materials and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1439-2054
pISSN - 1438-7492
DOI - 10.1002/mame.200890012
Subject(s) - materials science , nucleation , elastomer , polymer , polymer science , solubility , composite material , viscosity , morphology (biology) , chemical engineering , phase (matter) , polymer blend , polymer chemistry , copolymer , thermodynamics , organic chemistry , chemistry , physics , genetics , biology , engineering
Cover: Bubble nucleation sites and growth in polymer foaming can be controlled in dispersed elastomer domains of polymer blends by using the morphology as a template and exploiting the differences in CO 2 solubility and viscosity between the disperse and the matrix phase. SEM micrographs of the polymer blend before (left) and after foaming (right) are shown in the cover picture. The cartoon illustrates the procedure of physical foaming of polymer blends. Further details can be found in the article by T. Nemoto, J. Takagi, and M. Ohshima * on page 574.