Surface Studies of Polymer Blends. 4. An ESCA, IR, and DSC Study of the Effect of Homopolymer Molecular Weight on Crystallinity and Miscibility of Poly(ϵ-caprolactone)/Poly(vinylchloride) Homopolymer Blends

Cindy A. Burkhardt; Joseph A. Gardella; Michael B. Clark

doi:10.1021/ma00003a024

Surface Studies of Polymer Blends. 4. An ESCA, IR, and DSC Study of the Effect of Homopolymer Molecular Weight on Crystallinity and Miscibility of Poly(ϵ-caprolactone)/Poly(vinylchloride) Homopolymer Blends

Cindy A. Burkhardt
, Joseph A. Gardella
, Michael B. Clark

Chemistry

SUNY Buffalo
Dow Chemical

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The studies presented explore the effects of homopolymer crystallinity and molecular weight on the surface composition of a homopolymer blend system. Angle-dependent electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA or XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy)), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy coupled with attenuated total reflectance (ATR-FTIR), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) results are presented for miscible and immiscible solvent-cast homopolymer blends of poly(ϵ-caprolactone) (PCL) and poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC). From these studies, it was found that the surface composition of a PCL/PVC homopolymer blend is governed by a combination of the homopolymer molecular weight and degree of crystallinity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	799-805
Number of pages	7
Journal	Macromolecules
Volume	24
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ma00003a024
State	Published - May 1 1991

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Surface Studies of Polymer Blends. 4. An ESCA, IR, and DSC Study of the Effect of Homopolymer Molecular Weight on Crystallinity and Miscibility of Poly(ϵ-caprolactone)/Poly(vinylchloride) Homopolymer Blends. / Burkhardt, Cindy A.; Gardella, Joseph A.; Clark, Michael B.
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