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Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and birefringence measurements have been used to study the changes in molecular orientation which occur on drawing of plasticized as compared to pure polystyrene (PS) at a temperature T=Tg+Cte. No influence of plasticizers on orientation can be detected whatever the interactions between small molecules and PS chains are. Comparison with previous results obtained on PS-poly(vinylmethyl ether) compatible blends confirms the importance of the macromolecular nature of the second component to enhance the friction coefficient leading to higher level of chain orientation.
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Zhao, Y., Jasse, B. & Monnerie, L. Orientation in uniaxially stretched plasticized atactic polystyrene. Polymer Bulletin 13, 259–262 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00254660
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