ISSN:
0887-6266
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
We report studies of the temperature-dependence of the ESR spectrum of the nitroxide spin radical 4-(2-bromoacetamide)-2,2,6,6 tetramethyl-1-oxyl piperidine (BRAMO) dispersed in poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF), poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc), and PVDF/PMMA and PVAC/PMMA blends of varying composition. In PVDF/PMMA blends which show a single composition-dependent Tg, the mobility of BRAMO is identical to that in pure PMMA. On the other hand, in PVAC/PMMA blends, the mobility of BRAMO corresponds to that in pure PVAC. The results suggest that (1) BRAMO selectively binds to polymers based on hydrogen bonding affinity, (2) the spin probe is sensitive to segmental motions on a length scale shorter than those which give rise to the glass transition, and (3) compatible polymer blends are heterogeneous on the length scale of the BRAMO probe (ca. 8.3 Å).
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/polb.1989.090271211
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