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Polymer interface reactions

Reactive and Functional Polymers Volume Four: Surface, Interface, Biodegradability, Compostability and Recycling, Page: 55-96
2020
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In recent decades, the functionalization and modification of polymers has been extensively investigated in order to improve the compatibilization of immiscible polymers in multiphase systems. Strengthening the interface increases the phase stability, reduces coalescence and phase separation. The underlying mechanisms play a crucial role in the control of the polymer interfaces, e.g. in-situ formation of copolymers acting as phase compatibilizer, reduction of interfacial tension, thus favoring the diffusion of a polymer into the other phase. Among others, the interface reaction is an efficient method to tailor the polymer interface, as well as to improve the phase bonding between polymer matrixes and reinforcing fibers, typically in polymer composites. The objective of this chapter was to review the recent advances in polymer interface reactions and the characterization of polymer interfaces. In a selected polymer system, traditional techniques such as shear lab test and rheological investigation, but also most advanced techniques, such as highlateral resolved infrared spectroscopy coupled with atomic force microscopy (nanoIR-AFM) to characterize the polymer interface, were discussed.

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