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Rheology and Morphology of Highly Compatibilized Polymer Blends
Author(s) -
Van Hemelrijck Ellen,
Van Puyvelde Peter,
Moldenaers Paula
Publication year - 2006
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.200690028
Subject(s) - rheology , materials science , coalescence (physics) , breakup , viscoelasticity , composite material , morphology (biology) , polymer , polymer blend , copolymer , polymer science , mechanics , physics , astrobiology , biology , genetics
The rheology and morphology of highly compatibilized droplets has been studied, using both rheology and small angle light scattering. It is shown that linear viscoelastic measurements are a powerful tool to investigate the effectiveness of a compatibilizer to suppress coalescence. Moreover, such highly compatibilized droplets are insensitive to deformation and breakup. The consequences for the rheological behaviour of the blend are discussed.