Evidence for chain shrinkage in binary polymer blends: Light scattering experiments and theory

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 5723-5730

  Theobald, W ^a   Sans Penninckx, A ^b   Meier, G ^a   Vilgis, T A ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b DIF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CONFORMATIONS; CORRELATION METHODS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SILICONES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GINZBURG TEMPERATURE; ISING TRANSITIONS; MEAN FIELD THEORY; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; POLYETHYLMETHYLSILOXANE;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0031139883     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.55.5723     Document Type: Article

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