Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, Vol.39, No.14, 1651-1658, 2001
Screening effects in blends of a hyperbranched, dendrimer-like polyester with poly(4-vinyl phenol)
We previously reported self-association and interassociation equilibrium constant values describing hydrogen bonding in solutions of a hyperbranched polyester. These allow us to estimate the extent of intramolecular screening and the fraction of same-chain contacts in this system as a function of generation number. In this article, we use a similar method to evaluate the degree of intramolecular screening in polymer blends. The calculated values reported here are consistent with those previously reported in our solution study, confirming the validity of the calculation procedures we used to evaluate the accessibility of functional groups in these highly branched systems.