Segregation of Chain Ends to Polymer Melt Surfaces and Interfaces

Macromolecules

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 561-562

  Zhao, W ^a   Zhao, X ^a   Rafailovich, M H ^a   Sokolov, J ^a   Composto, R J ^b   Smith, S D ^c   Satkowski, M ^c   Russell, T P ^d   Dozier, W D ^e   Mansfield, T ^f  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^d IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLTEN MATERIALS; POLYSTYRENES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CHAIN END SEGREGATION; CONFORMATIONAL ENTROPY; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION;

POLYMERS;

EID: 0027542111     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: 15205835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma00055a026     Document Type: Article

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