An evaluation of free volume approaches to describe the gel effect in free radical polymerization

Macromolecules

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 4537-4545

  O'Neil, Gregory A ^a   Wisnudel, Marc B ^a,b   Torkelson, John M ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; SOLVENTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CHAIN TRANSFER; CRITICAL ONSET CONVERSION; FREE VOLUME APPROACHES; GEL EFFECT;

FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0032115064     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma9713670     Document Type: Review

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