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Surface dilational moduli of polymer and blended polymer monolayers spread at air-water interfaces
Takako Morioka1, Masami Kawaguchi1
1Division of Chemistry for Materials, Graduate School of Engineering, Mie University, 1577 Kurimamachiya, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan.
Abstract:
Surface dilational moduli of polymer monolayers, blended polymer monolayers, and polymer particle monolayers spread at air-water interfaces are reviewed, focusing on measurements using surface pressure isotherm, surface pressure relaxation, and oscillating barrier methods. Differences between the surface dilational moduli of condensed polymer monolayers and expanded polymer monolayers are explored. Moreover, the features of the surface dilational moduli in blended polymer monolayers are discussed in terms of their miscibility.
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