Abstract
Miscibility of poly(vinyl alcohol)/poly(methacrylic acid) complexes and poly(vinyl alcohol)/poly(acrylic acid) blends is investigated by high-resolution 13C solid-state NMR method. Observed 13C spectra are discussed in terms of hydrogen-bonding effects on chemical shift. The results indicate that poly(vinyl alcohol) and poly(methacrylic acid) are intimately mixed on a scale of 20–30 Å due to intermolecular hydrogen bonding to form equimolar-ratio complexes. For the poly(vinyl alcohol)/poly(acrylic acid)=1/1 blend, the two polymers are also miscible, the crystalline phase of PVA is destroyed completely and no detectable domain can be observed for the blend on a scale of 20–30 Å. Poly(vinyl alcohol)/poly(acrylic acid)=2/1 and 1/2 blends are homogenous on a scale of 200–300 Å, but heterogeneous on a smaller scale.
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