LIGHT-SCATTERING AND OPTICAL MICROSCOPY AS IN-LINE PROBES OF POLYMER BLEND EXTRUSION

Authors
HOBBIE EK MIGLER KB HAN CC AMIS EJ
Citation
Ek. Hobbie et al., LIGHT-SCATTERING AND OPTICAL MICROSCOPY AS IN-LINE PROBES OF POLYMER BLEND EXTRUSION, Advances in polymer technology, 17(4), 1998, pp. 307-316
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences","Engineering, Chemical
Journal title
Advances in polymer technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
07306679
Volume
17
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
307 - 316
Database
ISI
SICI code
0730-6679(1998)17:4<307:LAOMAI>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
A light-scattering photometer with optical microscope for in situ morp hological studies of extruded polymer blends is described. The optics for light scattering and microscopy can be switched back and forth via simple translation of a rail-mounted optical platform without realign ment, allowing efficient measurements in both real and reciprocal spac e during polymer processing. Blends of polystyrene and polyethylene ar e used to demonstrate the performance and versatility of the instrumen t. (C) 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.