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The Phase Behavior of a Hydrogen Bonding Molecular Composite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

M. D. Dadmun  and
C. C. Han
M. D. Dadmun
Affiliation:
Polymers DivisionNational Institute of Standards and TechnologyGaithersburg, MD 20899
C. C. Han
Affiliation:
Polymers DivisionNational Institute of Standards and TechnologyGaithersburg, MD 20899
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Abstract

The phase behavior of a blend containing poly(hydroxypropyl L-glutamine) (PHOPG), a rod-like polypeptide, and a coil-like random copolymer with 1.5% hydrogen bonding monomer is studied using light scattering, DSC, and optical microscopy. The results show that this system has an LCST. The phase behavior of this binary system is complicated by a glass transition and an ordering transition. Evidence is also observed of a possible change in phase demixing process, from nucleation and growth to spinodal decomposition, for a 50/50 blend with a change in temperature.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 305: Symposium I – High-Performance Polymers and Polymer Matrix Composites , 1993 , 171
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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