Frustrated Coalescence in a Chemically Reactive Polymer Blend Film

Macromolecules

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1119-1127

  Karim, A ^a   Douglas, J F ^a   Satija, S K ^a   Han, C C ^a   Goyette, R J ^b  

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

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COALESCENCE; COPOLYMERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; ESTERIFICATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MORPHOLOGY; NEUTRON REFLECTION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMER BLENDS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

TRANESTERIFICATION;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0033075172     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma980296h     Document Type: Article

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