High-Throughput Method for Determining Modulus of Polymer Blends

Autor: Naomi Eidelman, Yan Deng, Carl G. Simon, Newell R. Washburn
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 25:2003-2007
ISSN: 1521-3927
1022-1336
Popis: Summary: A method for rapidly determining the modulus of polymer blends was developed. A polymer blend gradient library of poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) and poly(D,L-lactic acid) (PDLLA) was created in the form of a strip-shaped film and characterized with FTIR microspectroscopy. Nanoindentation measurements were made along the gradients to obtain modulus data over a wide range of PLLA-PDLLA blend compositions. This novel, high-throughput approach to material characterization provides engineers with a technique to accelerate the development of materials. Deposition of the polymer composition gradient.
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