Comparison of Lattice-Fluid Binary Parameters For Mixtures and Block Copolymers
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Title: | Comparison of Lattice-Fluid Binary Parameters For Mixtures and Block Copolymers |
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Authors: | Riccardi, Carmen C. | Schroeder, Walter F. | Serrano, Elena | Mondragón, Iñaki |
Research Group/s: | Laboratorio de Nanotecnología Molecular (NANOMOL) |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Química Inorgánica |
Keywords: | Block copolymer | Immiscible blend | Interaction parameter | Lattice-binary parameter | PVT |
Knowledge Area: | Química Inorgánica |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Citation: | Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics. 2013, 52(1): 65-83. doi:10.1080/00222348.2012.685829 |
Abstract: | The aim of this report is to discuss the method of determination of lattice-fluid binary interaction parameters by comparing well characterized immiscible blends and block copolymers of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and poly(ϵ−caprolactone) (PCL). Experimental pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) data in the liquid state were correlated with the Sanchez—Lacombe (SL) equation of state with the scaling parameters for mixtures and copolymers obtained through combination rules of the characteristic parameters for the pure homopolymers. The lattice-fluid binary parameters for energy and volume were higher than those of block copolymers implying that the copolymers were more compatible due to the chemical links between the blocks. Therefore, a common parameter cannot account for both homopolymer blend and block copolymer phase behaviors based on current theory. As we were able to adjust all data of the mixtures with a single set of lattice-binary parameters and all data of the block copolymers with another single set we can conclude that both parameters did not depend on the composition for this system. This characteristic, plus the fact that the additivity law of specific volumes can be suitably applied for this system, allowed us to model the behavior of the immiscible blend with the SL equation of state. In addition, a discussion on the relationship between lattice-fluid binary parameters and the Flory–Huggins interaction parameter obtained from Leibler's theory is presented. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/46453 |
ISSN: | 0022-2348 (Print) | 1525-609X (Online) |
DOI: | 10.1080/00222348.2012.685829 |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Rights: | © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC |
Peer Review: | si |
Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222348.2012.685829 |
Appears in Collections: | INV - NANOMOL - Artículos de Revistas |
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