Title: soft-segment phase domain
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - soft-segment phase domain
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.ST07294
Status: current

Definition
Phase domain of microscopic or smaller size, usually in a block, graft, or segmented copolymer, comprising essentially those segments of the polymer that have glass transition temperatures lower than the temperature of use.

Note
Soft-segment phase domains are often larger than hard-segment phase domains and are often continuous.

Related Terms
- Phase domain: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/PT07286
- block: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/B00682
- glass transition: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/G02640
- segmented copolymer: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/ST07295

Source
- PAC, 2004, 76, 1985. 'Definition of terms related to polymer blends, composites, and multiphase polymeric materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2004)' on page 2002 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200476111985)

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Citation: Citation: 'soft-segment phase domain' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.ST07294
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