Morphological Study on Binary Blends of Poly(.EPSILON.-caprolactone)-block-Polybutadiene and Poly(.EPSILON.-caprolactone).

  • Nojima Shuichi
    School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)
  • Sasaki Shintaro
    School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)
  • Kuroda Masahiro
    School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)

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  • Morphological Study on Binary Blends of Poly(ε-caprolactone)-block-Polybutadiene and Poly(ε-caprolactone)
  • Morphological Study on Binary Blends of
Published
1997
DOI
  • 10.1295/polymj.29.642
Publisher
The Society of Polymer Science, Japan

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The morphology and melting behavior of binary blends of poly(ε-caprolactone)-block-polybutadiene (PCL-b-PB) and poly(ε-caprolactone) homopolymer (PCL) were investigated by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) as a function of the homopolymer fraction φhomo in the system. Three sets of the blends were prepared considering the degree of miscibility between PCL-b-PB and PCL in the melt. The morphology after crystallization of PCL and the PCL block in PCL-b-PB depended strongly on the miscibility in the melt; when PCL was uniformly dissolved with the PCL block in the microdomain structure of PCL-b-PB, an alternating structure of lamellae and amorphous layers (lamellar morphology) was formed in which the PCL block and PCL together made a lamellar crystal, suggesting the formation of a mixed crystal composed of the PCL block and PCL. When PCL was localized in the microdomain structure or macroscopically segregated in the melt, two separate crystalline regions were observed over a wide range of φhomo, each consisting of PCL and PCL+PCL-b-PB. The lamellar morphology is qualitatively discussed as a function of φhomo from the viewpoint of the chain conformation of the PB block.

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  • Polymer Journal

    Polymer Journal 29 (8), 642-648, 1997

    The Society of Polymer Science, Japan

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