Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.64, No.11, 2067-2071, 1997
Factor-Analysis for Dynamic-Mechanical Spectroscopy of Polymer Blends
A method for studying dynamic mechanical spectroscopy (DMS) is described. By use of factor analysis, the DMS curves of twelve polyurethane/polystyrene ionomer thermoplastic interpenetrating polymer networks were studied. The isolated tan delta-temperature curves of the interface region have been extracted and the relative amounts of interface region have been determined.