Microgel Formation in the Free Radical Cross-Linking Copolymerization of Methyl Methacrylate (MMA) and Ethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate (EGDMA)

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1343-1351

  Sun, Xiudong ^a   Chiu, Y Y ^a   James Lee, L ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERIZATION; CROSSLINKING; ETHYLENE; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; GELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); REACTION KINETICS; RHEOLOGY;

MICROGELS;

PROPYLENE;

EID: 0031122773     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie960682s     Document Type: Article

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