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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Polymer Science
  • Surface Physics

Background:

  • Understanding polymer blend morphology evolution is crucial for material property control.
  • Characterizing interface dynamics provides insights into coarsening mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To apply the coordinate transformation (CT) method for measuring local interface curvature in immiscible polymer blends.
  • To monitor the coarsening process in symmetric and nonsymmetric polymer blends.
  • To quantify topological changes during blend coarsening.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the coordinate transformation (CT) method to parametrize interfaces with quadratic polynomials.
  • Computed local mean (H) and Gaussian (K) curvatures at numerous interface points.
  • Defined and measured a scaled genus (G) to track topology evolution.

Main Results:

  • Identified two surface evolution regimes in symmetric blends, with early-stage scaling by interface area per unit volume (Q) and late-stage dynamic scaling failure.
  • Observed distinct coarsening behavior in nonsymmetric blends, including domain elongation, breakup, and composite microstructure formation.
  • Demonstrated topological changes in nonsymmetric blends via a decrease in scaled genus (G), while symmetric blends showed stable topology.

Conclusions:

  • The CT method effectively quantifies local curvature and monitors coarsening in polymer blends.
  • Blend asymmetry significantly influences interface evolution and microstructure development.
  • The scaled genus (G) is a valuable metric for assessing topological stability during polymer blend coarsening.