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The phase separation behavior of ternary blends of two homopolymers, PMMA and PS, and a block copolymer of styrene and methylmethacrylate, P(S-b-MMA), was studied. The homopolymers were of equal chain length and were kept at equal amounts. Two copolymers were used with blocks of equal length, which exceeded or equaled that of the homopolymer chains. Varied was the copolymer contentf. Films were cast from toluene, which is a nonselective solvent. The morphologies of the cast films were compared with the structure of the critical fluctuations in solution, which were calculated in mean field approximation. The axis of blend compositionsf can be divided into parts of dominating macrophase and microphase separation. Above a transition concentrationf o, all copolymer chains are found in phase interfaces. Belowf o, part of them form micelles within the homopolymer phases.
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Löwenhaupt, B., Hellmann, G.P. Interface stabilization and micelle formation in blends with a block copolymer. Colloid & Polymer Sci 268, 885–894 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01469366
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