Abstract
The entropy-driven surface segregation of polymer blends is investigated via computer simulations and integral equation theory. The model system is composed of a binary blend at a hard wall where one of the components of the blend is suffer than the other. It is found that, at meltlike densities relevant to experiments, both simulations and microscopic theory predict the segments of the stifFer chains segregate to the surface.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4691-4694 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | The Journal of Chemical Physics |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1994 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry