## Abstract **Summary:** The effect of chain architecture of in situ formed copolymers on the interfacial morphology of reactive polymer blends was investigated. We found that the chain architectures of copolymers at the interface significantly affected the reaction and interface roughness. Althoug
Effect of Perpendicular Shear Force on the Interfacial Morphology of Reactive Polymer Bilayer
β Scribed by Hwang Yong Kim; Wonchul Joo; Jin Kon Kim
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 308 KB
- Volume
- 209
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1022-1352
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
We investigated the effect of shear forces perpendicular to the interface on the interfacial morphology of a reactive bilayer. It was observed that the perpendicular shear force greatly enhanced the roughness of the interface compared with parallel shear force. The main role of in situ formed graft copolymers is not to increase greatly the roughness of the interface, but to stabilize the interfacial morphology. We also observed that microemuslsions were observed at both the PMMA and PS layers, which is distinctly different from the situation obtained under parallel shear force (or without shear) that the microemlusions were seen in only the PMMA layer.
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