TOWARDS A MOLECULAR THEORY OF POLYMER BLENDS

Authors
FREED KF DUDOWICZ J
Citation
Kf. Freed et J. Dudowicz, TOWARDS A MOLECULAR THEORY OF POLYMER BLENDS, Macromolecular symposia, 78, 1994, pp. 29-40
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Macromolecular symposia → ACNP
ISSN journal
10221360
Volume
78
Year of publication
1994
Pages
29 - 40
Database
ISI
SICI code
1022-1360(1994)78:<29:TAMTOP>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The importance of including specific monomer structures, local correla tions. and 'equation of state effects' into the statistical thermodyna mics of polymer blends is accomplished by developing and applying the Lattice cluster theory. This new theory provides systematic correction s to Flory-Huggins theory from local correlations and describes polyme rs as containing structured monomers that extend over several lattice sites.