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Water Sorption Thermodynamics in Polymer Matrices

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Water sorption is a key issue in assessing the durability of polymer matrix composites. In fact absorbed water can adversely affect mechanical properties of the matrix and fibre-matrix interface integrity. In this contribution the general issue of water sorption thermodynamics in polymers is addressed from the experimental and theoretical point of view. The case of both rubbery and glassy polymers is considered modelling thermodynamics of water-polymer systems using lattice fluid theories accounting also for the occurrence of possible self- and cross-hydrogen bonding interactions. Outcomes of theoretical analyses are compared to experimental results obtained by vibrational spectroscopy and gravimetric measurements.

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  1. Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, National Research Council of Italy, Via Campi Flegrei 34, Olivetti Buildings, 80078, Pozzuoli, NA, Italy

    Pellegrino Musto

  2. Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, P.le Tecchio 80, 80125, Naples, Italy

    Michele Galizia, Giuseppe Scherillo & Giuseppe Mensitieri

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Musto, P., Galizia, M., Scherillo, G., Mensitieri, G. (2014). Water Sorption Thermodynamics in Polymer Matrices. In: Davies, P., Rajapakse, Y. (eds) Durability of Composites in a Marine Environment. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 208. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7417-9_2

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