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To determine how isotopic substitution with deuterium influences thermodynamic interactions and phase behavior in polymer blends.

March 1, 1993Macromolecules

Effect of deuterium substitution on thermodynamic interactions in polymer blends

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WGWilliam W. GraessleyLinde (United States)RKRamanan KrishnamoortiBrooks Institute NBNitash P. BalsaraTulane University

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Experimental study reveals altered thermodynamic interactions in polymer blends following deuterium substitution, indicating that isotopic labeling modifies chain miscibility.

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To determine how isotopic substitution with deuterium influences thermodynamic interactions and phase behavior in polymer blends.
Analyzed thermodynamic interaction parameters across polymer blend systems containing hydrogenated and deuterated polymers.
Deuterium substitution introduces non-negligible thermodynamic interaction energies between chemically identical labeled and unlabeled chains.
Isotopic labeling directly alters blend miscibility and phase separation thresholds relative to purely hydrogenated mixtures.

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Graessley et al. (1993) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9721ea17cb0e8b160e4162 https://doi.org/10.1021/ma00057a037

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Experimental study reveals altered thermodynamic interactions in polymer blends following deuterium substitution, indicating that isotopic labeling modifies chain miscibility.

Effect of deuterium substitution on thermodynamic interactions in polymer blends

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Effect of deuterium substitution on thermodynamic interactions in polymer blends

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