Crystallization and isothermal thickening of single crystals of C246H494 in dilute solution

Polymer

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 2167-2176

  Hobbs, J K ^a   Hill, M J ^a   Barham, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Isothermal thickening; N alkanes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034155268     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(00)00450-X     Document Type: Article

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