Surface segregation in miscible blends of polystyrene and poly(vinylmethyl ether): Comparison of theory and experiment

Interface Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 211-223

  Forrey, Christopher ^a   Koberstein, Jeffrey T ^b   Pan, David H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c XEROX CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Miscible polymer blends; Surface segregation

Indexed keywords

EQUATIONS OF STATE; FREE ENERGY; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYSTYRENES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE STRUCTURE; VINYL RESINS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ANGLE DEPENDENT X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; MISCIBLE POLYMER BLENDS; POLYVINYLMETHYL ETHER; SURFACE SEGREGATION;

SURFACE PHENOMENA;

EID: 0037375403     PISSN: 09277056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022178813616     Document Type: Article

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