Transient target patterns in phase separating filled polymer blends

Macromolecules

Volumn 32, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 5917-5924

  Karim, Alamgir ^a   Douglas, Jack F ^a   Nisato, Giovanni ^a   Liu, Da Wei ^a   Amis, Eric J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; PHASE SEPARATION; PLASTIC FILMS; PLASTICS FILLERS; POLYETHERS; POLYSTYRENES; SILICA; ULTRATHIN FILMS; VINYL RESINS;

TRANSIENT TARGET PATTERNS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0032645572     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma990439f     Document Type: Article

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