Self-assembly of block copolymers in thin films

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 40-47

  Matsen, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; POLYMER;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FILM; KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0031936973     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0294(98)80040-X     Document Type: Article

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