-A valuable tool for understanding the mixing of polymer blends
-Facilitates finding combinations of polymers that work - and don't
-Ready to apply in your lab or research facility
Written and developed by two of the world's leading authorities, the software + book Miscible Polymer Blends offers polymer chemists and engineers a method for very rapidly determining which polymers and co-polymers mix and do not mix. The CD-ROM calculator is designed to aid in determining promising polymer blends for many different applications. A self-guided tutorial on the CD-ROM, as well as an accompanying booklet, presents the theoretical background.
Based on twenty years of research, Miscible Polymer Blends is an inexpensive, easy-to-use instrument for investigating and refining polymer combinations. The package offers succinct and precise explanations, which will be of value to those requiring a clear introduction to the fascinating field of polymer blends.
1. Tutorial
An In-Depth Guided Tour of How to Predict Miscible Polymer Mixtures
2. Additional Material on Relevant Topics
Solubility Parameters
Group Contributions
How Group Contributions are Determined
Specific Interactions
Critical Values of Solubility Parameter Differences
The Dilution Algorithm
Self-Association
Inter-Association
Infrared Studies of Blends
Different Equilibrium Schemes
Infrared Determination of Equilibrium Constants
Temperature Dependence of Equilibrium Constants
Polymer Self-Association Equilibrium Constants
Intramolecular Screening
Functional Group Accessibility
Hydrogen Bonding Free Energy Equation
Phase Behavior
3. Calculators
Solubility Parameter Calculator for Homopolymers
Solubility Parameter Calculator for Random Copolymers
Miscibility Checker for Two Homopolymers
Miscibility Checker for a Homopolymer with a Copolymer
Miscibility Checker for Two Copolymers
Miscibility Windows and M
Phase Calculator for Hydrogen Bonded Polymer Blends