Interfacial tension of polypropylene/polystyrene: degradation of...

Polymer Engineering and Science;  July 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......composition of the blend and the interfacial tension. The latter plays an important...of blends with a high interfacial tension is usually coarser than...of blends with a lower interfacial tension. In the second place...

The interfacial tension between a thermotropic liquid crystalline...

Polymer Engineering and Science;  September 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......components, processing conditions and the interfacial tension. In so-called self-reinforcing blends...attention has been given to the interfacial tension between TLCP and matrix. This is...involved in accurately measuring the interfacial tension between polymers in general, and...

Comparative measurements of interfacial tension in a model polymer blend.

Polymer Engineering and Science;  September 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......above-mentioned properties, the interfacial tension certainly plays a crucial role in...the drop radius, and [Sigma] the interfacial tension. Steady-state deformed drops are...depends also on the value of the interfacial tension (4, 5). From the above example it...

Evaluation of thermodynamic theories to predict interfacial tension...

Polymer Engineering and Science;  May 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......mechanical properties of the blend. Interfacial tension is one of the key parameters that...of an interface. Data regarding interfacial tension between polymers are rather scarce...temperature and molecular weight on interfacial tension (7, 9). In view of the above, it...

Comparison between five experimental methods to evaluate interfacial...

Polymer Engineering and Science;  March 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......final characteristics of the blend. Interfacial tension is one of the key parameters that...an interface. Some of the early interfacial tension measurements for polymeric materials...Among the various methods to measure interfacial tension, only a few are suitable for molten...

The effect of temperature on the interfacial tension of...

Polymer Engineering and Science;  March 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......systems is controlled mainly by the interfacial tension between the two phases and the viscosities...temperature (4-8). Control of the interfacial tension is critical to develop blend morphologies...acceptable mechanical properties. High interfacial tension will generally lead to ...

Measurement of interfacial tension in PS/LDPE melts saturated with...

Polymer Engineering and Science;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...INTRODUCTION Interfacial tension between two polymer melts...possible reason of the reduced interfacial tension due to scC[O.sub.2]. Lee...Clearly, experimental data of interfacial tension between polymer melts saturated...

Fibrillar morphology development of PE/PBT blends: rheology and solvent...

Polymer Engineering and Science;  November 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......by component parameters such as interfacial tension and viscosity ratio and by the processing...high viscosity of the matrix, low interfacial tension and high shear rate enhance the...dispersed fibrils. Furthermore, the interfacial tension between the phases plays an important...

The flow-induced phase morphology of fluoroelastomer and polycarbonate...

Polymer Engineering and Science;  April 15, 1995 ;     700+ words ......ratio in the case of the negligible interfacial tension between the droplet and the matrix...deformation including the effect of interfacial tension. For polymer blends, Roe (8) and...EPDM in EPDM/nylon blends and the interfacial tension fetween EPDM and nylon blends prepared...

The Morphology of Hyperbranched Polymer Compatibilized...

Polymer Engineering and Science;  February 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......viscosity ratio, elasticity, interfacial tension as well as the processing...interface, decreasing the interfacial tension between the constituents (2). A decrease of the interfacial tension increases the deformability...

Interfacial phenomena in some slag-metal reactions

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions;  October 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......present work, the change of the interfacial tension at the slag-metal interface for...amounts of sulfur in the metal, the interfacial tension between liquid steel and CaO-AI203Si02...mass transfer tends to decrease the interfacial tension, the low contact angle and consequent...

Surfactant Science Series: Volume 119, Surface and Interfacial Tension,...

Journal of Surfactants and Detergents;  April 1, 2005 ;     389 words ......Series: Volume 119, Surface and Interfacial Tension, Measurement Theory, and Applications...a reasonable book on surface and interfacial tension, many times the chapters are not...book covers basic surface tension, interfacial tension, contact angle, and foaming properties...

Interphase and compatibilization of polymer blends.

Polymer Engineering and Science;  June 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ......initial droplet diameter, and the interfacial tension coefficient); and (iii) the reduced...The process is to: 1) reduce the interfacial tension, facilitating dispersion, 2) stabilize...block copolymer mainly affects the interfacial tension coefficient, and thus the size of...

Variations in surface gloss on rubber-modified thermoplastics: relation to...

Polymer Engineering and Science;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......composition, elasticity, shear stress and interfacial tension (5) have important influences on...developed morphology. In particular, interfacial tension can play an important role in such...composition or blend make-up. A low interfacial tension between components within a blend...

Surfactant monolayers at oil-water interfaces. (Cover Story)

Chemistry and Industry;  July 19, 1993 ;     700+ words ......proportionality is known as the interfacial tension, |Gamma~, and is the work of forming...accompanied by a lowering in the interfacial tension, |Gamma~. Thus the tension of a...energy (equal to the product of the interfacial tension and the total area between the oil...