The participation of block copolymers in the increase in the number of tie molecules |
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Authors: | Miloslav Kučera |
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Affiliation: | Chemical Faculty of the Technical University, Veslařská 230, 637 00 Brno, Czech Republic |
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Abstract: | Three-block copolymers polyamide-block-polyX-block-polyamide (where X is styrene, ethylene-co-1-butene, and others) are able to improve substantially the toughness of poly(ϵ-caprolactam). Outer blocks of these copolymers are able to take part in folding lamellae of semi-crystalline polyamide, inner blocks are not. They operate as a spacer, meaning that the end blocks of copolymers capable of folding become parts of different lamellae, or that the unfoldable part of a block copolymer is pushed out of a folding lamella with a certain probability of the remaining outer block taking part in folding another lamella. This increases the number of tie-molecules. |
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