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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

DEDICATION............................................................................................................................. III<br />

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ....................................................................................................... IV<br />

RÉSUMÉ ....................................................................................................................................... V<br />

ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................. IX<br />

CONDENSÉ EN FRANÇAIS ................................................................................................. XIII<br />

TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................ XXI<br />

LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................. XXVIII<br />

LIST OF FIGURES .............................................................................................................. XXIX<br />

NOMENCLATURE ................................................................................................................... XL<br />

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS .............................................................................................. XLIII<br />

LIST OF APPENDICES ...................................................................................................... XLVI<br />

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES ........................................................... 1<br />

1.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1<br />

1.2 Objectives ....................................................................................................................... 6<br />

1.2.1 Specific objectives: ..................................................................................................... 7<br />

CHAPTER 2 - LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................... 9<br />

2.1 Polymer Blends ............................................................................................................... 9<br />

2.1.1 Miscible Polymer Blends ............................................................................................ 9<br />

2.1.2 Immiscible Polymer Blends ...................................................................................... 12<br />

2.1.2.1 Binary Polymer Blends ..................................................................................... 15<br />

2.1.2.1.1 Co-continuous Morphology ........................................................................ 15<br />

2.1.2.1.2 Interfacial Modification of Binary Blends .................................................. 20<br />

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