Mechanical confinement effects on the phase separation morphology of polymer blend thin films

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

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 5811-5817

  Dalnoki Veress, K ^a   Forrest, J A ^a   Dutcher, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FREE ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; POLYSTYRENES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; THIN FILMS;

CAPPING LAYER; LAMELLAR MORPHOLOGY; LATERAL MORPHOLOGY;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0032074859     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.57.5811     Document Type: Article

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