Rheology of compatibilized immiscible viscoelastic polymer blends

Rheological behavior of a PS/PE model viscoelastic immiscible blend compatibilized by two types of interfacial modifiers was investigated. Dynamic, steady shear, and transient experiments were performed to probe the effect of the interfacial modification on the rheological behavior of the blend. While the effect was relatively small in dynamic and steady shear experiments, significant signature of the presence of the copolymer was observed in transient experiments after start up of shear flow. The magnitude of the departure from Doi-Otha theory (worked out for non-compatibilized blends) was valuated.