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Polymer chains spontaneously assemble together via phase separation or crystallization from the multi-component miscible systems. The mixing free energy of polymer-based miscible systems has been derived by the Flory-Huggins lattice statistical thermodynamics. Further developments of the Flory-Huggins theory include simple addition, compressible fluids, dilute solutions, concentration-dependence of interaction parameters, the lattice-cluster theory considering molecular geometries, and semi-flexibility of polymers.
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Hu, W. (2013). Statistical Thermodynamics of Polymer Solutions. In: Polymer Physics. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0670-9_8
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