Initial stages of nucleation in phase separating polymer blends

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 6082-6099

  Lefebvre, A A ^a   Lee, J H ^a   Jeon, H S ^a   Balsara, N P ^a   Hammouda, B ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0000649656     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.479906     Document Type: Article

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