Controlling droplet deposition with polymer additives

Nature

Volumn 405, Issue 6788, 2000, Pages 772-775

  Bergeron, Vance ^a   Bonn, Daniel ^b   Martin, Jean Yves ^a   Vovelle, Louis ^a  

^a Rhodia Recherches   (France)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; FLOW KINETICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0034660169     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35015525     Document Type: Article

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