Investigation of the melt interface between polyethylene and polystyrene using neutron reflectivity

Polymer

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 985-989

  Hermes, H E ^a   Higgins, J S ^a   Bucknall, D G ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flory Huggins parameter; Neutron reflectivity; Polystyrene polyethylene interface

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; MOLTEN MATERIALS; NEUTRON REFLECTION; POLYETHYLENES; POLYSTYRENES; SURFACE TENSION;

AMORPHOUS POLYSTYRENE; FLORY-HUGGINS PARAMETER; NEUTRON REFLECTIVITY; POLYMER INTERFACE; SEMICRYSTALLINE POLYETHYLENE;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 0031079027     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(96)00719-7     Document Type: Article

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