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On the evaluation of the anisotropic‐isotropic transition volume fraction for a semirigid polymer
Author(s) -
Figari Giuseppe,
Costa Camilla
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
macromolecular theory and simulations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1521-3919
pISSN - 1022-1344
DOI - 10.1002/mats.1997.040060103
Subject(s) - isotropy , anisotropy , ternary operation , volume fraction , polymer , materials science , thermodynamics , solvent , volume (thermodynamics) , chemistry , composite material , physics , optics , organic chemistry , computer science , programming language
It has been found that a method allowing the calculation of an anisotropic‐isotropic transition volume fraction for a given semirigid polymer can be derived from the equations recently proposed by Blonski and coworkers to evaluate the equilibrium compositions of isotropic and anisotropic phases coexisting within ternary systems semirigid polymer/flexible polymer/solvent. By using the term anisotropic‐isotropic transition volume fraction of a semirigid polymer we will refer to its smallest volume fraction giving an anisotropic character to liquid ternary phases also including a flexible polymer and a solvent. Its evaluation simplifies the construction of the corresponding ternary diagram and can also be seen as a fast and quantitative way of estimating the influence exerted by the semirigid polymer, through its intrinsic anisotropy, on ternary phases.