Three-Dimensional Structure of Olefinic Thermoplastic Elastomer Blends Using Electron Tomography

Sengupta, Pratip and Noordermeer, Jacques W.M. (2005) Three-Dimensional Structure of Olefinic Thermoplastic Elastomer Blends Using Electron Tomography. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 26 (7). pp. 542-547. ISSN 1022-1336

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Abstract:	The present communication reports the first use of electron tomography in reconstructing the three-dimensional morphology in thermoplastic elastomer blends. The blends investigated were dynamically vulcanized blends of ethylene-propylene-diene (EPDM) rubber/poly(propylene)/oil and polystyrene-block-(ethylene-co-butylene)-block-polystyrene (SEBS)/poly(propylene)/oil. An easy identification of blend morphology could be carried out at blend compositions, where conventional transmission electron microscopic imaging gives misleading information. This technique gives a higher resolution than any other microscopic technique, and is applicable to blends with dispersed as well as co-continuous morphologies.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 2005 WILEY-VCH
Faculty:	Engineering Technology (CTW)
Research Group:	Elastomer Technology and Engineering (ETE)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/58295
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/marc.200400589
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