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    Fracture surface morphology and phase relationships of polystyrene/poly(methyl methacrylate) systems. I. Low‐molecular‐weight polystyrene in poly(methyl methacrylate)
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    Abstract Samples of low‐molecular‐weight polystyrene (PS) in poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) were prepared by first dissolving PS in methyl methacrylate monomer and then polymerizing the monomer. Forty‐three specimens of varying number‐average molecular weight (2100–49,000) and composition (5–40 wt %) of PS were prepared, and the surface morphology and phase relationships studied by scanning electron microscopy. Four distinct types of phase relationships were observed: (i) a single phase consisting of PS dissolved in PMMA; (ii) PS dispersed in PMMA; (iii) PMMA dispersed in PS; and (iv) regions of PS dispersed in PMMA coexisting with regions of PMMA dispersed in PS. Values of the size and population density of the dispersed particles are reported. Finally, the size and distribution of the dispersed particles and the various types of phase relationships are discussed in terms of the ternary polystyrene/poly(methyl methacrylate)/methyl methacrylate phase diagram.
    Keywords:
    Polystyrene
    Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
    Morphology
    The copolymer had been synthesized by using N-tert-octylacrylamide/Acrylic acid/Methyl methacrylate/Butylaminoethyl Methacrylate/Hydroxypropyl Methacrylate as monomers.By adjusting monomers ratio,N-tert-octylacrylamide or methyl methacrylate,futher study the influence on the stiffness of the copolymer and the relationship beween monomers ratio and the stiffness.
    Acrylic acid
    Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)