ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Photon correlation spectroscopic studies of the mutual diffusion of poly(ethylene oxide)/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PEO/PMMA) blends are carried out. The experimental investigation deals with the measurement of the mutual diffusion coefficient of the PEO/PMMA blend by varying the molecular weight of PEO but keeping the molecular weight of PMMA fixed. At 20% volume fraction of PEO, and high PMMA molecular weight, the mutual diffusion coefficient linearly decreases with M−1PEO. The temperature dependence of the mutual diffusion coefficient is non-Arrhenius. The Onsager coefficient of mutual diffusion is obtained as a function of temperature.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.459792