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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Dynamics of phase separation and critical phenomena in polymer mixtures
Kurt Bindersubject
chemistry.chemical_classificationMaterials sciencePolymers and PlasticsSpinodal decompositionCritical phenomenaNucleationThermodynamicsPolymerCondensed Matter::Soft Condensed MatterColloid and Surface ChemistrychemistryCritical point (thermodynamics)HomogeneousMaterials ChemistryStatistical physicsPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryStaticsdescription
The phenomenological mean-field theory for statics and dynamics of polymer mixtures is described, generalizing the approaches of Flory-Huggins, Cahn-Hilliard and de Gennes. Predictions are made for critical behavior, spinodal decomposition and homogeneous nucleation. The validity of the mean-field approximations is discussed with Ginzburg criteria. The results of the theory are compared to computer simulations and recent experiments.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-04-01 | Colloid and Polymer Science |