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Dynamic Mechanical And Spectroscopic Study Of Ionomer Blends Based On Carboxylated Or Sulfonated Flexible Polystyrene And Rigid Poly(Diacetylenes) With Functional Side Groups, William Macknight, C. D. Eisenbach, J. Hofmann
Dynamic Mechanical And Spectroscopic Study Of Ionomer Blends Based On Carboxylated Or Sulfonated Flexible Polystyrene And Rigid Poly(Diacetylenes) With Functional Side Groups, William Macknight, C. D. Eisenbach, J. Hofmann
William MacKnight
The dynamic mechanical and infrared spectroscopic investigation of ionomer blends of poly-
(diacety1ene)-a nd polystyrene-based ionomers has shown that miscibility of this usually incompatible polymer
pair can be achieved through ion-ion interactions between the blend components. Microphase separation
is prevented through ionic contacts generated during the blend formation; a schematic model of mixing in
the blends is proposed.