Barrier Polymers
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering
- Vol. 8 (2) , 155-175
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03602557708545034
Abstract
The general theory of permeation of a gas or liquid through a polymer matrix [1] states that permeation is the product of a diffusion term and a solubility constant of the permeant in the polymer matrix, both of which are often independent of each other. The process of permeation through a polymeric barrier involves four steps: absorption of the permeating species into the polymer surface, solubility into the polymer matrix, diffusion through the wall along a concentration gradient, and finally desorption from the outer surface.Keywords
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