Moisture-induced plasticization of amorphous polyamides and their blends

Autor: T. S. Ellis
Rok vydání: 1988
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 36:451-466
ISSN: 1097-4628
0021-8995
DOI: 10.1002/app.1988.070360301
Popis: The moisture-induced plasticization of some amorphous polyamides in pure and blended form has been determined by calorimetric methods. The compositional dependence of the glass transition temperature of these polymer-diluent systems has been adequately accounted for using an existing predictive expression derived from both a conformational entropy and a thermodynamic treatment of the glass transition phenomenon. The success of this approach to account for the behavior of amorphous polyamide blends containing hydrophobic and hydrophilic constituents exemplifies the importance of compositional parameters in determining the overall response of morphologically complex hydrophilic polymers. The results add further credence to the simple plasticizing action of water in polar polymers irrespective of their chemical and physical constitution.
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