Phase behavior of a colloid + binary polymer mixture: Theory

Langmuir

Volumn 13, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 4588-4594

  Warren, Patrick B ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; FLOCCULATION; FRACTIONATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMERS; VOLUME FRACTION;

EFFECTIVE COIL VOLUME FRACTION; INTERPARTICLE POTENTIAL; PHASE BEHAVIOR; PHASE BOUNDARY; POLYDISPERSITY; POLYMER CONCENTRATION;

MIXTURES;

EID: 0031210609     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la970198+     Document Type: Article

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