Ultrasonic wave attenuation during water sorption in poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) hydrogels

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 36, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 1832-1838

  Maffezzoli, A ^a   Luprano, V A ^b   Montagna, G ^b   Esposito, F ^c   Nicolais, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b Centro Nazionale per la Ricerca e lo Sviluppo dei Materiali   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ACOUSTIC WAVE REFLECTION; ACOUSTIC WAVE SCATTERING; ATTENUATION; GLASS TRANSITION; HYDROGELS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MICROSCOPES; ULTRASONIC WAVES;

CRAZE GROWTH; GLASSY MATRIX; MICROVOIDS; POLYHYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; SCANNING LASER ACOUSTIC MICROSCOPE; SWOLLEN INTERFACES; TIME DEPENDENCE; UNSWOLLEN INTERFACES;

WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 0030190108     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.10578     Document Type: Article

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