A review of polymer dissolution

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1223-1270

  Miller Chou, Beth A ^a   Koenig, Jack L ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Amorphous polymers; Diffusion; Dissolution; Dissolution mechanisms; Dissolution models; Permeation; Polymer; Review; Solubility; Solvents; Swelling

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; DIFFUSION; SOLVENTS; SWELLING;

AMORPHOUS POLYMERS;

DISSOLUTION;

EID: 0041528252     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6700(03)00045-5     Document Type: Review

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