Polyblends synthesis

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Addition of a physical compatibilizer is obviously the simplest and most straightforward technique for the average plastics processor. However, the compatibilizer must be matched to the polymers in the blend, with segments either identical to the base polymers, or else similar, miscible, or at least compatible with them. Such tailor-made compatibilizers are rarely available commercially, and when they are, they are usually speciality materials, made in small volume and quite expensive. For many polyblend systems, they do not exist at all, and require considerable research and custom synthesis, which are very expensive. 

Acknowledgement The research on PDMPV and on PTV was supported by the office of Naval Research (N00014-83-K-0450). The synthesis of the polyaniline used in this study was funded through a MRG grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF-DMR87-03399). The polyblend fiber spinning and the mechanical and electrical measurements were supported jointly by DARPA-AFOSR and monitored by AFOSR under contract no. F49620-88-C-0138. 

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