Poly multiphase polymer

Homogeneous single-phase polyblends are very rare. Liquid-liquid phase separation of optically homogeneous polyblends of a styrene/acrylonitrile copolymer with poly (methyl methacrylate) has been studied by L. P. McMaster. A quantitative test method of the dynamic mechanical properties of multiphase polymer systems was developed by L. Bohn. He was able to demonstrate the correlation between shear modulus and gel volume of brittle polymers... 

Fig. 8 Triple-shape effect of a multiphase polymer network with poly(s-caprolactone) network chains and poly(ethylene glycol) side chains. The picture series shows the recovery of shapes B and C by subsequent heating from 20 to 60°C, beginning from shape A, which was obtained as a result of the two-step triple-shape creation process. The object consisting of a plate with anchors demonstrates a fastener device...

The structural elucidation of multiphase polymers is a continuing problem as, at times, the few commonly used staining reagents are not satisfactory. Osmium tetroxide has the widest range of applicability, but there are polymers that cannot be differentiated by this stain. Mercuric trifluoroacetate has been described for the staining of several polymers [154] polystyrene, poly(2,6-dimethyl-l,4-phenylene oxide) and saturated styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymers (Kraton G, trademark. Shell Oil Company). 

We describe in this section an enzyme-free electrode responsive to urea. A sensitizer used was again a synthetic polypeptide, poly(a-L-glutamate) (PLG), which undergoes conformational changes depending on the concentration of urea. PLG was easily immobilized on a Pt wire with the aid of the multiphase polymer material, poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile)-PLG block copolymer, as described above. Electrochemical response towards urea was obtained based on the permeability change of the redox-active couple ions (the "ion-channel" mechanism). 

Early morphological studies to determine the nature of multiphase polymers and blends were reviewed by Folkes and Keller [363]. Many studies were of extruded block copolymers of materials such as SBS where the dispersed phase, an unsaturated rubber stained with OSO4 (see Section 4.4.2), was observed in the form of spheres, cylinders, or lamellae [364]. An excellent example is shown in a TEM micrograph of a thin section of a poly(styrene-butadiene) diblock copolymer, stained with OSO4 [365], which depicts the (100) projection of a body centered cubic lattice (Fig. 5.79). 

Synthesis of hydrolytically stable siloxane-urethanes by the melt reaction of organo-hydroxy terminated siloxane oligomers with various diisocyanates have been reported i97,i98) -yhg polymers obtained by this route are reported to be soluble in cresol and displayed rubber-like properties. However the molecular weights obtained were not very high. A later report56) described the use of hydroxybutyl terminated disiloxanes in the synthesis of poly(urethane-siloxanes). No data on the characterization of the copolymers have been given. However, from our independent kinetic and synthetic studies on the same system 199), unfortunately, it is clear that these types of materials do not result in well defined multiphase copolymers. The use of low molecular weight hydroxypropyl-terminated siloxanes in the synthesis of siloxane-urethane type structures has also been reported 198). 

This indicates that polymeric stabilizers having M > 800 have high resistance against extraction by components of foods, and, moreover, they do not enter into the metabolic cycle. Public concern over the contamination of the human environment can be thus satisfied. As a consequence, stabilizers like Poly AO-79 (97), Chimassorb 944 (161a) or Tinuvin 622 (146) may be legally used in stabilization of polymers in contact with food. Possibilities for application of other polymeric stabilizers for articles used in the home are open. Extractability problems may be thus overcome. Articles made from weather resistant butadiene based multiphase systems like ABS, MBS or MABS [84] stabilized in the most sensitive BR phase with polymer bound stabilizers may serve as an example. 

X HE IMPORTANCE AND UTILITY of multiphase copolymer systems have been well documented in the literature (1-4), with emphasis on their unique combination of properties and their potential material applications. Or-ganosiloxane block polymers are a particularly interesting type of multiphase copolymer system because of the unusual characteristics of poly siloxanes, such as their stability to heat and UV radiation, low glass transition temperature, high gas permeability, and low surface energy (i, 2, 5). The incorporation of polysiloxanes into various engineering polymers offers an opportunity for many improvements, such as lower temperatures for the ductile-to-brittle transitions and improved impact strength. 

Among Its many attributes, poly(e-caprolactone) (PCL) Is particularly unique In Its capability to blend with different commercial polymers over a wide composition range. Incorporating FCL segment with other rubbery or glassy blocks will allow us to form novel multiphase block polymers. Such specialty polymers are often used as "oll-ln-oll" type of emulsifiers In polymer blends, whose mechanical properties can be Improved If better homogeneity Is achieved by the emulsifier additives (, ) ... 

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HAB08] Hablot E., Bordes P., Pollet E., et al, Thermal and thermo-mechanical degradation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-based multiphase systems . Polymer Degradation and Stability, vol. 93, no. 2, pp. 413 21,2008. 

MAR Ola] Martin O., Averous L., Poly(lactic acid) plasticization and properties of biodegradable multiphase systems . Polymer, vol. 42, no. 14, pp. 6209-6219,2001. 

Singh, Y. R, and Singh, R. P. 1989. Investigation on multiphase polymeric systems of poly (vinyl chloride). I. PVC-chlororubber-20-gp-styrene-acrylonitrile (2 1) blends. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 37 2491-2515. 

The relaxation behavior of nematic, longitudinal PLCs is greatly complicated by their multiphase character. The presence of both crystallites and a coexisting isotropic component has been reported [32]. Vectra A (poly(p-hydroxybenzoic acid-co-2,6-hydroxynaphthoic acid)), currently one of the more widely used and studied commercial polymers, exhibits, despite that fact that it is a statistical copolymer, a sizeable amount (10-60%) of crystallinity, either of the non-periodic layer type [121] or of a truly statistical type according to the model of Biswas and Blackwell [122]. It has become clear that the relaxation of oriented Vectra is to a substantial degree controlled by the thermal behavior of its tiny crystallites. 

In Section 24.1 we have defined ways of prediction of long-term behavior from short-term tests. Let us now provide more examples of application of these concepts. Creep and stress relaxation have been determined for PET/ 0.6PHB, where PET is the poly(ethylene terephthalate), PHB, the p-hydroxybenzoic acid, and 0.6 is the mole fraction of the latter in the copolymer [58]. PET/0.6PHB is a polymer liquid crystal, see chapter 41 on PECs in this Handbook. In temperature ranges of interest it forms 4 coexisting phases [60]. Conventional wisdom said that prediction methods work only for so-called rheologically simple materials, practically for one-phase polymers. Therefore, we have decided to apply as severe a test as possible to our prediction methods and a multiphase PLC is a good choice. 

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