Phase separation, vitrification, and the manifestation of macrovoids in polymeric asymmetric membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-39

  McKelvey, Scott A ^a   Koros, William J ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Macrovoid; Osmotic pressure; Phase separation; Spinodal decomposition; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; KINETICS; MECHANICS; MEMBRANE FILTER; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0029875474     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0376-7388(95)00197-2     Document Type: Article

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