Scaling theory for end-functionalized polymers confined between two surfaces: Predictions for fabricating polymer/clay nanocomposites

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 4365-4375

  Kuznetsov, Dmitri V ^a,b   Balazs, Anna C ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b EMANUEL INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMICAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0001198625     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.481003     Document Type: Article

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