Prediction of interfacial tension of immiscible polymer pairs using a square gradient theory combined with the FOV equation-of-state free energy expression

Polymer

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2489-2493

  Lee, Ho Sang ^a   Jo, Won Ho ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Interfacial tension; Polybutadiene; Polystyrene

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; EQUATIONS OF STATE; FUNCTIONS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYBUTADIENES; POLYSTYRENES; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE TENSION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FLORY-ORWOLL-VRJI EQUATION; SQUARE GRADIENT THEORY;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0032097603     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(97)00561-2     Document Type: Article

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