A SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY STUDY ON THE MORPHOLOGY OF ELASTOMER COAGENT BLENDS

Authors
DIKLAND HG SHEIKO SS VANDERDOES L MOLLER M BANTJES A
Citation
Hg. Dikland et al., A SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY STUDY ON THE MORPHOLOGY OF ELASTOMER COAGENT BLENDS, Polymer, 34(8), 1993, pp. 1773-1776
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Polymer → ACNP
ISSN journal
00323861
Volume
34
Issue
8
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1773 - 1776
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-3861(1993)34:8<1773:ASFMSO>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Atomic force scanning microscopy (AFM) was used to investigate the dis persion of low molecular weight compounds in ethylene-propylene copoly mers (EPM). Where other microscopical techniques failed to provide mor phological details of this type of blend, as a result of the restricte d resolution (light microscopy) or the volatility of the low molecular weight component (SEM), the AFM technique provided surface images, wh ich show inclusions in the matrix of the uncrosslinked polymers.