The structure of amorphous polymers near surfaces: Athermal systems

Computational and Theoretical Polymer Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 159-168

  Curro, John G ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Integral equation theory; Polymers; Polyolefins

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PARAFFINS; POLYBUTENES; POLYPROPYLENES; SILICONES;

ATHERMAL SYSTEMS; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; POLYDIMETHYL SILOXANE; WALL PRISM THEORY;

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS;

EID: 0031636043     PISSN: 10893156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1089-3156(98)00029-4     Document Type: Article

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