Equilibrium behavior of asymmetric ABA triblock copolymer melts

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 5539-5544

  Matsen, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLTEN MATERIALS; MORPHOLOGY; ORDER DISORDER TRANSITIONS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA;

SELF CONSISTENT FIELD THEORY (SCFT); TRIBLOCK COPOLYMER;

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0034300568     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1289889     Document Type: Article

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