Scaling behavior: effect of precursor concentration and precursor molecular weight on the modulus and swelling of polymeric networks

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 897-915

  Sivasailam, Kavitha ^a   Cohen, Claude ^a  

^a School of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; CROSSLINKING; CURING; ELASTIC MODULI; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SWELLING; VINYL RESINS;

DEGREE OF EQUILIBRIUM SWELLING; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; POLYMERIC NETWORKS;

INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS;

EID: 0034215741     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.551120     Document Type: Article

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