Chain conformation of rod-like polymers in the melt: Small-angle neutron scattering of poly(benzoyl paraphenylene)

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 2449-2459

  Vaia, Richard A ^a   Krishnamoorti, Ramanan ^b   Benner, Charles ^c   Trimer, Mark ^d  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Maxdem Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Chain conformation; Persistence length; Rigid rod polymer; Self reinforcing polymer; Small angle neutron scattering; Thorny rod polymer

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NEUTRON SCATTERING; POLYMER BLENDS; STIFFNESS;

POLYBENZOYL PARAPHENYLENE; RIGID ROD POLYMER; SMALL-ANGLE NEUTRON SCATTERING; THORNY-ROD POLYMER;

AROMATIC POLYMERS;

EID: 0032163579     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0488(19980930)36:13<2449::AID-POLB19>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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