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Presence of Two Maxima in the Isothermal Free-Radical Polymerization Rate of Isobornyl Methacrylate Retarded by Oxygen
Ezequiel R. Soule, Julio Borrajo, Roberto J. J. Williams
The kinetics of the free-radical polymerization of isobornyl methacrylate (IBoMA) at 80C, initiated by benzoyl peroxide (BPO), was determined by differential scanning calorimetry (…
Kinetics of the Free-Radical Polymerization of Isobornyl Methacrylate in the Presence of Polyisobutylenes of Different Molar Masses
Ezequiel R. Soule, Julio Borrajo, Roberto J. J. Williams
The effect of a linear polymer dissolved in a reactive monomer on the kinetics of free-radical polymerization is studied. The selected system was a solution of polyisobutylene (PIB…
Thermodynamic Model of Liquid-Liquid Phase Equilibrium in Solutions of Alkanethiol-Coated Nanoparticles
Ezequiel R. Soule, Cristina E. Hoppe, Julio Borrajo +1
A thermodynamic model for a mixture of alkanethiol-coated nanoparticles (NPs) and low molecular weight (non-polymeric) solvent is developed, and calculations of liquid-liquid phase…
Thermodynamic Analysis of a Polymerization-Induced Phase Separation in Nanoparticle-Monomer-Polymer Blends
Ezequiel R. Soule, Julio Borrajo, Roberto J. J. Williams
We perform a thermodynamic analysis of the polymerization-induced phase separation in nanoparticle-monomer-polymer blends using a simple model recently proposed by V. V. Ginzburg (…
Textures in Polygonal Arrangements of Square Nanoparticles in Nematic Liquid Crystals Matrices
Paul M. Phillips, N. Mei, Ezequiel R. Soule +2
A systematic analysis of defect textures in facetted nanoparticles with polygonal configurations embedded in a nematic matrix is performed using the Landau-de Gennes model, homeotr…
Analysis of the Phase Separation Induced by a Free-Radical Polymerization in Solutions of Polyisobutylene in Isobornyl Methacrylate
Ezequiel R. Soule, Guillermo E. Elicabe, Julio Borrajo +1
We analyze a polymerization-induced phase separation taking place in solutions of a polymer dissolved in a vinyl monomer undergoing an isothermal free-radical polymerization. The s…
Thermodynamic Modelling of Phase Equilibrium in Nanoparticles-Nematic Liquid Crystals Composites
Ezequiel R. Soulé, Linda Reven, Alejandro D. Rey
In this work, a theoretical study of phase equilibrium in mixtures of a calamitic nematic liquid crystal and hard spherical nanoparticles is presented. A mean-field thermodynamic m…
Formation and kinetics of transient metastable states in mixtures under coupled phase ordering and chemical demixing
Ezequiel R. Soulé, Alejandro D. Rey
We present theory and simulation of simultaneous chemical demixing and phase ordering in a polymer-liquid crystal mixture in conditions where isotropic- isotropic phase separation…