Polyblend

Name:
Polyblend
Detailed information:
A combination in any proportion of (1) two homopolymers (natural or synthetic), (2) a homopolymer and a copolymer, or (3) two copolymers. An example of (1) is rubber-polystyrene, of (2) is rubber and butadiene-styrene, and of (3) is a mixture of butadiene-acrylonitrile and isobutylene-isoprene. A polyblend is a mixture that is made after its components have been polymerized and thus is different from a copolymer, which is made by chemical combination of two monomers.See Homopolymer; Copolymer; Blend.