Fig. 3
Polymer blend processing/mixing level classification. Examples reflect the level to which the polymers used have been processed. Single sterisk indicates that depending on process conditions and polymer miscibility, latex dispersions can coalesce and become molecular level blends. Double asterisk indicate that immiscible or partially miscible blends with colloidal size aggregates, which an arise from (i) process conditions not dispersing polymers to the molecular level or (ii) polymers demixing during processing (e.g., two immiscible polymers demixing from a common solvent during drying of a film)