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Film surface properties and morphology of blends of HDPE with PE-g-PDMS were studied by contact angle, ESCA and SEM measurements. All the results showed clearly the surface enrichment of PDMS segments on the film surface although the difference in the surface tension of the two components is smaller than that between PDMS and hydrophilic polymers. According to the SEM results, the PDMS segments were enriched on the surface in separate domains.
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Li, W., Huang, B. Study on the surface properties and morphology of blends of HDPE/PE-g-PDMS. Polymer Bulletin 20, 531–535 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00263668
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