Simulation of polymer--polymer interdiffusion using the dynamic lattice liquid model.

In this paper, we present computer simulation results concerning interdiffusion of fully compatible components in symmetric binary (AB) polymer mixtures in solutions. The simulation is performed in two dimensions using the algorithm based on the dynamic lattice liquid model. The solvent molecules are taken into account explicitly. The evolution of the concentration profiles in time at an interface is studied for chain lengths N=2,4,8,16 for three polymer concentrations phi=0.1,0.5,0.9. The tracer diffusion coefficients for polymer chains and for the solvent are obtained by monitoring the mean square displacements of their center of mass. The relationships between coefficients of interdiffusion and self-diffusion are tested.

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