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ArticleMacromolecules2026

Asymmetric Effects Underlying Dynamic Heterogeneity in Miscible Blends of Poly(methyl methacrylate) with Poly(ethylene oxide).

Shannon Zhang, Michael A Webb

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Article in Macromolecules, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Shannon ZhangDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.
Michael A WebbDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7420-4474

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Abstract

The emergence of spatially variable local dynamics, or dynamic heterogeneity, is common in multicomponent polymer systems. Although often attributed to differences in the intrinsic dynamics of each component, the molecular origin of their coupling and its dependencies remain unclear. Here, we use molecular dynamics simulations of poly-(ethylene oxide) (PEO)/poly-(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) blends, across the full range of compositions and multiple thermal regimes, to characterize local fluctuations and subchain relaxations for both PEO and PMMA. By constructing probability distributions of local composition and computing entropic measures, we connect nanoscale heterogeneity to differences in mobility between PEO and PMMA, extending beyond mean-field treatments. While PMMA segmental fluctuations in blends broadly align with

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