The Morphology and Corresponding Rheological Properties of Phase-Separating Polymer Blends Subject to a Simple Shear Flow

• Published in: Macromolecular theory and simulations Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 429 - 437
• Main Authors: Luo, Kaifu, Yang, Yuliang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH 01.04.2002; WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH; Wiley
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Chains; computer simulations; Exact sciences and technology; Mathematical analysis; Morphology; Organic polymers; phase behavior; Physicochemistry of polymers; Properties and characterization; Relaxation time; Rheological properties; rheology; Shear strain; Simulation; Terminals; Thermal and thermodynamic properties; Polymer blends; Structuration; Molten state; Computer simulation; Shear flow; Phase separation; Theoretical study; Ginzburg Landau equation

The chain‐stretching effect on the morphology and the corresponding rheological properties are analyzed theoretically. In order to confirm the theoretical analysis, the simulations based on the time‐dependent Ginzburg‐Landau (TDGL) equation with the free energy functional contains the information of...