Decreasing out-of-round in poly(α-methylstyrene) mandrels by increasing interfacial tension

Fusion Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 46-49

  Takagi, Masaru ^a   Cook, Robert ^a   Stephens, Richard ^b   Gibson, Jane ^b   Paguio, Sally ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURING; DEFORMATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SURFACE TENSION;

HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYACRYLIC ACID; POLYMETHYLSTYRENE;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 0034225785     PISSN: 07481896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST00-A36114     Document Type: Article

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