.3. Formulation of PS/PPI blends
PS and PPI were mixed at different ratios (100:0, 90:10, 80:20,
70:30, 60:40 and 50:50) using a mixer (Vortex. Genie2, Scientific
Industries, American).
2.4. Water absorption capacity, solubility and swelling power
Water absorption capacity (WAC), swelling power (SP) and sol- ubility were determined at 60 ◦ C, 70 ◦ C, 80 ◦ C and 90 ◦ C, using the method of Sathe and Salunkhe (1981) with the following modifi- cations: 40 mL of a 1% sample suspension (by mass per volume) were prepared in a 50 mL centrifuge tube. A magnetic agitator was placed in the tube, and the suspension was kept at a constant tem- perature (60 ◦ C, 70 ◦ C, 80 ◦ C or 90 ◦ C) in a water bath for 30 min. The suspension was centrifuged at 4000 rpm for 15 min, then the supernatant was decanted and the swollen granules were weighed. A 10 mL sample was taken from the supernatant, placed in a Petri dish and dried in an air oven at 120 ◦ C for 4 h to reach constant mass. WAC, solubility and SP were calculated using the following equation:
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