Journal article
Phase Segregation in Polystyrene−Polylactide Blends
Abstract
Spun-cast films of polystyrene (PS) blended with polylactide (PLA) were visualized and characterized using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and synchrotron-based X-ray photoemission electron microscopy (X-PEEM). The composition of the two polymers in these systems was determined by quantitative chemical analysis of near-edge X-ray absorption signals recorded with X-PEEM. The surface morphology depends on the ratio of the two components, the total …
Authors
Leung BO; Hitchcock AP; Brash JL; Scholl A; Doran A
Journal
Macromolecules, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 1679–1684
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Publication Date
March 10, 2009
DOI
10.1021/ma802176b
ISSN
0024-9297