MRI measurements of T1, T2 and D for gels undergoing volume phase transition

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-144

  Yung, Kaung Ti ^a  

^a Geneva College   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion coefficient; Longitudinal relaxation time; PMMA and NIPA gels; Transverse relaxation time; Volume phase transition

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; DEUTERIUM; POLYMER; SOLVENT; ACRYLAMIDE DERIVATIVE; ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE; N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE; POLYACRYLAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROSS LINKING; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; GEL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IMMERSION; LIQUID; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; VOLUMETRY; CHEMISTRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ACRYLAMIDES; ACRYLIC RESINS; GELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMERS;

EID: 0037310636     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0730-725X(02)00639-2     Document Type: Article

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