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Towards a molecular theory of polymer blends
Author(s) -
Freed Karl F.,
Dudowicz Jacek
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19940780105
Subject(s) - polymer , monomer , thermodynamics , lattice (music) , materials science , polymer blend , statistical physics , statistical theory , lattice model (finance) , polymer science , physics , mathematics , copolymer , statistics , acoustics , composite material
The importance of including specific monomer structures, local correlations, and “equation of state effects” into the statistical thermodynamics of polymer blends is accomplished by developing and applying the lattice cluster theory. This new theory provides systematic corrections to Flory‐Huggins theory from local correlations and describes polymers as containing structured monomers that extend over several lattice sites.