Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.59, No.2, 277-285, 1996
Direct Fluorescence Technique to Study Evolution in Transparency and Crossing Density at Polymer-Polymer Interface During Film Formation from High-T Latex-Particles
The Direct Fluorescence method was used to study the healing process during latex film formation above the glass transition temperature. The latex film was prepared from pyrene (P)-labeled poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) particles. Heptane was used as a mixing agent. The steady-state fluorescence technique was employed to measure the density of polymer chains crossing the particle-particle interface. Various latex films with different latex content were used to study the transparency below and above the healing temperature. Crossing density was found to depend linearly on (time)(1/2), which was proposed by Prager and Tirrell.