• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.269-273
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• 1999

Immiscible polymer blends containing a liquid crystalline polymer dispersed phase can be described by existing blend theories when the dispersed-phase droplets are large relative to the orientation correlation length ("domain size") of the LCP. There does not appear to be an interfacial contribution to the linear viscoelastic properties of the blend from droplets smaller than the correlation length. Polyester blends, where interfacial interactions occur between the LCP and the matrix, exhibit a reduction in viscosity to below the viscosity of either component at low shear rates, where the droplet morphology is spherical. These anomalies cannot be explained in the context of existing theory.ng theory.

• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.135-140
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• 2004

Morphological and rheological properties of the poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and polystyrene (PS) blends were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and advanced rheometric expansion system (ARES). From the SEM results, the PMMA-PS blends showed dispersed morphology and the particle size of the dispersed phase was quite small (0.1~0.6 $\mu\textrm{m}$ compared with other immiscible polymer blends. Values of the interfacial tension of the PMMA-PS blend were obtained from the Choi-Schowalter and the Palierne emulsion models using the storage modulus of the PMMA and PS, and found to be 1.0 and 2.0 mN/m, respectively. The interfacial tension between the PMMA and PS was also calculated from the Flory-Huggins polymer-polymer interaction parameter ($\chi$) and found to be from 0.98 to 1.86 mN/m depending on the molecular weight and composition. Comparing the values of the interfacial tension from the Flory-Huggins polymer-polymer interaction parameter and the values measured by oscillatory rheometer, it is suggested that the interfacial tension of the PMMA-PS blend obtained from the polymer-polymer interaction parameter are in good agreement with the values obtained by rheological measurements.

• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.71-77
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• 2005

We investigated thermal, rheological, morphological and mechanical properties of a binary blend of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and poly(butylene succinate adipate) (PBSA). The blends were extruded and their molded properties were examined. DSC thermograms of blends indicated that the thermal properties of PLA did not change noticeably with the amount of PBSA, but thermogravimetric analysis showed that thermal stability of the blends was lower than that of pure PLA and PBSA. Immiscibility was checked with thermal data. The rheological properties of the blends changed remarkably with composition. The tensile strength and modulus of blends decreased with PBSA content. Interestingly, however, the impact strength of PLA/PBSA (80/20) blend was seriously increased higher than the rule of mixture. Morphology of the blends showed a typical sea and island structure of immiscible blend. The effect of the blend composition on the biodegradation was also investigated. In the early stage of the degradation test, the highest rate was observed for the blend containing $80wt\%$ PBSA.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.209-214
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• 2002

Miscibility of polysulfone (PSf) with various hydrophilic copolymers was explored. Among these blends, PSf gives homogeneous mixtures with poly(1-vinylpyrrolidone-co-styrene) copolymers [P(VP-S)] when these copolymers contained VP from 68 to 88 wt%. Microporous membranes for the ultrafiltration process were prepared from PSf blends with P(VP-S) copolymers. The membranes prepared from the PSf/(VP-S) blends exhibited higher water flux than the membranes prepared from PSf irrespective of the VP content. The solute rejection examined with the membranes fabricated from the miscible blends was similar to that of PSf membrane. However, the solute rejection examined with the membranes fabricated from the immiscible blends was lower than that of PSf membranes.

• 한국유변학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국유변학회 2002년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.129-132
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• 2002

• 폴리머
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.145-151
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• 2002

전분과 글리세롤을 이축 압출기를 사용하여 열간소성 전분(TPS)으로 제조한 후, TPS와 고밀도 폴리에틸렌(HDPE)을 조성을 달리하여 블렌딩하였다. 열적 특성, 형태학, 기계적 물성을 측정하였고, 조절된 호기성 퇴비화 방법(ISO14855)에 의하여 생분해도를 측정하였다. TPS 함량이 증가할수록 인장 강도, 신장율, 그리고 탄성율이 감소하였다. 특히 신장율은 TPS를 소량 첨가하여도 급격히 감소하였다. HDPE/TPS 블렌드의 $T_m$은 변화가 없었고, 이로써 두 고분자간 상용성이 없음을 확인하였다. 블렌드의 파단면 확인은 전자 주사 현미경으로 하였고, 두 물질의 계면에서 상분리가 일어남을 확인하였다. 45일간의 생분해 실험에서 TPS의 함량이 증가할수록 생분해도가 증가하였다.

• 폴리머
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.580-585
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• 2011

본 연구는 석유유래 생분해성 고분자인 poly(butylene adipate-co-succinate-co-terephthalate)(PBAST)의 생분해도와 친환경성을 높이기 위하여 변형 열가소성 전분(CMPS, chemically modified thermoplastic starch)을 첨가하였다. CMPS는 천연고분자인 전분을 가소제, maleic anhydride(MA) 및 반응개시제로 반응시켜 제조한 일종의 식물유래 생분해성 수지이다. PBAST/CMPS 블렌드의 파단면 사진으로부터 PBAST와 CMPS 상이 분리된 비혼화성 (immiscible blend) 블렌드이지만 상 사이의 계면 형상이 좋은 상용성 블렌드임을 알 수 있었다. 인장강도와 연신율은 CMPS 함량이 증가함에 따라 감소하였지만 탄성률은 증가하였다. 블렌드의 생분해도는 순수 PBAST에 비해 매우 높았고 CMPS의 함량이 증가함에 따라 증가하였다.

• 한국막학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국막학회 1996년도 춘계 총회 및 학술발표회
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• pp.55-56
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• 1996

Heterophase polymer system has been attractive for a potential applicability to gas separation membrane material. It has been known that there is a trade-off between gas permeability and its selectivity in common polymers. Therefore, the heterophase polymer can be an alternative for a gas separation membrane material because its transport properties can be readily controlled by blending of two different polymers. The transport properties of immiscible polymer blends strongly depend upon the intrinsic transport properties of corresponding polymers. Another important factor to determine the transport properties is their morphology: volume fraction, size and shape of dispersed phase. Although the effect of the volume fraction of the dispersed phase on the transport properties has been widely investigated, the size and shape effects have been paid attention very much. In an immiscible polymer blend of two polymers, its morphology is primarily controlled by its volume fraction of dispersed phase. Therefore, the effect of the size of the dispersed phase can be hardly seen. Therefore, a block copolymer has been commonly employed to control their morphology when each block is miscible with one or the other phase. In this work, gas transport properties will be measured by varying the morphology of the heterophase polymer membrane. The transport properties will be interpreted in terms of their morphology. The effect of the volume fraction of the PI phase and, in particular, its size effect will be investigated experimentally and theoretically.

• Fibers and Polymers
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.270-274
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• 2004

Blends of poly(l-lactide) (PLA) and low density polyethylene (LDPE) were prepared by melt mixing in order to improve the brittleness of PLA. A reactive compatibilizer with glycidyl methacrylate (GMA), PE-GMA, was required as a compatibilizer due to the immiscibility between PLA and LDPE. It contributes to reduce the domain size of dispersed phase and enhance the tensile properties of PLA/LDPE blends, especially for PLA matrix blends. A reaction product between PLA and PE-GMA, which was formed during melt-mixing and considered to act as a reactive compatibilizer, was characterized using $ ^1H-NMR$ spectroscopy.

• 폴리머
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.613-619
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• 2014

The polypropylene/polyamide elastomer (PP/PAE) blends were prepared by melt mixing. PP and PAE in PP/ PAE were immiscible completely. The size of PAE domains was large and the clear gap in the interface between PP and PAE existed, which did not meet the conditions enhancing toughness of polymers by elastomer. Therefore, maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MP) was used to improve the miscibility between PP and PAE. The miscibility between PP and PAE was improved and the size of dispersed phase PAE decreased by introducing MP. The crystallization of PP became easier by introducing PAE as a nucleating agent. With the increase of PAE content, the melt-crystallization temperatures of PP components in PP/PAE/MP blends increased gradually. The melt-crystallization of the polytetramethylene oxide segment of PAE component in PP/PAE blends were hampered by PP component. In addition, PAE can enhance significantly the toughness of PP, and the tensile strength and modulus did not decrease.