Positron annihilation study of free volume in cross-linked amorphous polyurethanes through the glass transition temperature

Polymer

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 3491-3498

  Consolati, G ^a   Kansy, J ^b   Pegoraro, M ^a   Quasso, F ^a   Zanderighi, L ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Free volume; Polyurethanes; Positron annihilation

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS FILMS; CROSSLINKING; GLASS TRANSITION; HYDROGEN BONDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY (PALS);

POLYURETHANES;

EID: 0032122841     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(97)10063-5     Document Type: Article

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