TY - JOUR
T1 - Morphology development and control in immiscible polymer blends
AU - Macosko, Christopher W.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Most immiscible polymer blends are produced by melt compounding in extruders. The melting and mixing process can generate morphologies ranging from disperse drops to fibers to lamella to cocontinuous structures. Controlling these morphologies is critical to performance of the final blend. This paper reviews recent research, from our group which reveals how these morphologies develop during compounding and how they can be stabilized with reactions at the interface between the two polymers.
AB - Most immiscible polymer blends are produced by melt compounding in extruders. The melting and mixing process can generate morphologies ranging from disperse drops to fibers to lamella to cocontinuous structures. Controlling these morphologies is critical to performance of the final blend. This paper reviews recent research, from our group which reveals how these morphologies develop during compounding and how they can be stabilized with reactions at the interface between the two polymers.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0033646787&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0033646787&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/1521-3900(200001)149:1<171::AID-MASY171>3.0.CO;2-8
DO - 10.1002/1521-3900(200001)149:1<171::AID-MASY171>3.0.CO;2-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033646787
SN - 1022-1360
VL - 149
SP - 171
EP - 184
JO - Macromolecular Symposia
JF - Macromolecular Symposia
ER -