New Method Based on Direct Analysis in Real-Time Coupled with Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (DART-ToF-MS) for Investigation of the Miscibility of Polymer Blends
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Materials
2.2. Blends Preparation
2.3. Characterization
2.3.1. DSC
2.3.2. TGA
2.3.3. DART-ToF-MS
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. DSC Analysis
- (A)
- Miscibility of PS/PMMA-50
- (B)
- Miscibility of PS/PVC-50
- (C)
- Miscibility of PVC/PMMA-50
- (D)
- Miscibility of PEVAL/PLGA-50
- (E)
- Miscibility of PEO/PHPMC
3.2. TGA
3.3. DART-ToF-MS
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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System | Tg (°C) | System | Tg (°C) |
---|---|---|---|
PS | 96 | PEVAL | 51 |
PMMA | 112 | PLGA | 36 |
PS/PMMA-50 | 86–103 | PEVAL/PLGA-50 | 41 |
PVC | 85 | PEO | −55 |
PS/PVC-50 | 86–103 | PHPMC | 178 |
PVC/PMMA-50 | 84–118 | PEO/PHPMC-30 | - |
- | - | PEO/PHPMC-70 | 24 |
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AlShehri, M.M.; ALOthman, Z.A.; Bedjah Hadj Ahmed, A.Y.; Aouak, T. New Method Based on Direct Analysis in Real-Time Coupled with Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (DART-ToF-MS) for Investigation of the Miscibility of Polymer Blends. Polymers 2022, 14, 1644. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14091644
AlShehri MM, ALOthman ZA, Bedjah Hadj Ahmed AY, Aouak T. New Method Based on Direct Analysis in Real-Time Coupled with Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (DART-ToF-MS) for Investigation of the Miscibility of Polymer Blends. Polymers. 2022; 14(9):1644. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14091644
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlShehri, Mohammed Mousa, Zeid A. ALOthman, Ahmed Yassine Bedjah Hadj Ahmed, and Taieb Aouak. 2022. "New Method Based on Direct Analysis in Real-Time Coupled with Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (DART-ToF-MS) for Investigation of the Miscibility of Polymer Blends" Polymers 14, no. 9: 1644. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14091644