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Estimation of the Compatibility Between Poly(Methylmethacrylate) and Poly(Styrene Co Vinyl Phenol) Blends from Dilute Solution Measurements

Concepción AbadAgustín CamposJuan E. FiguerueloM. FaloClara M. Gómez

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ChromatographyClinical BiochemistrySize-exclusion chromatographytechnology industry and agricultureFluorescence spectrometryPharmaceutical Sciencemacromolecular substancesequipment and suppliesBiochemistryFluorescence spectroscopyAnalytical ChemistryStyrenebody regionsGel permeation chromatographychemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryCopolymerPhenolMethyl methacrylate

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Abstract The compatibility of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) with poly(styrene‐co‐vinyl phenol) (PS‐VPh) with two different contents of vinyl phenol, 5.8 and 7.2%, in dilute tetrahydrofuran solutions has been investigated by size exclusion chromatography and fluorescence spectroscopy at 25°C. The chromatographic technique permits the evaluation of the preferential solvation at different PMMA/PS‐VPh ratios. Changes in the fluorescence properties of PS‐VPh, caused by its association with PMMA, were used to obtain the fraction of copolymer bound to PMMA at diverse PMMA compositions. Both techniques agree quantitatively in every system, indicating that the association increases when the PMMA concentration and the content of the vinyl phenol in the copolymer increase.

https://doi.org/10.1080/10826070600599579