Macroporous epoxy networks via chemically induced phase separation

Macromolecules

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 4158-4160

  Kiefer, J ^a   Hilborn, J G ^a   Manson J A E ^a   Leterrier, Y ^a   Hedrick, J L ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; CURING; DECOMPOSITION; FOAMED PLASTICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; POROSITY; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CHEMICALLY INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION; CLOSED CELL POROUS MORPHOLOGY; MACROPOROUS EPOXY NETWORKS; PORE SIZE; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 0030143658     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma951674a     Document Type: Article

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