ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
An exact formula has been presented to correlate the bending curvature cariation ratio, Ω, of any given bilayer structure comprising a solvent-swellable polymer layer with diffusion time, t, under case II diffusion. The formula can be used to determine the diffusion front velocity, v, for layered structures comprising a thick polymer film on a thin substrate or vice versa when subjected to solvent diffusion. According to this formula, there is little effect from plasticization or swelling in the transverse direction on the diffusion curve of Ω vs. t if the polymer layer to be investigated is relatively thin and its intrinsic hygroscopic strain ratio is less than unity. By using this model, the diffusion of N-methyl pyrollidinone (NMP) in a 18-μm rodlike pyromellitic dianhydride p-phenylene-diamine (PMDA-PDA) polymide film, coated on a 75-μm silicon substrate, is found to be case II with a diffusion front velocity of 1.84 × 10-7 cm/s. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Additional Material:
8 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1995.070551103
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