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Blending immiscible polymers provides an economic alternative to synthesizing new polymers. The properties of a blend depend on the characteristics of the constituent polymers as well as on the microstucture which is generated during the processing. If one wants to optimize the final structure of a blend it is thus essential to understand the interplay between rheology and morphology development during flow. The kinematic conditions during processing can however be complex and morphological changes such as droplet deformation, break-up, retraction and coalescence can all occur simultaneously. Moreover it is common practice to derive the structural information from specimens that have been cooled from the melt after e.g extrusion (Utracki, 1989).
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Moldenaers, P., Vinckier, I., Van Puyvelde, P., Yang, H. (1998). Rheology and Morphology of Immiscible Polymer Blends. In: Emri, I. (eds) Progress and Trends in Rheology V. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-51062-5_12
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