Thermodynamics and morphology of latex blend films

Macromolecules

Volumn 36, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 7791-7802

  Spiro, John G ^a   Farinha, J P S ^b   Winnik, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LATEXES; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; THIN FILMS;

BINODAL COMPOSITIONS; DONOR FLUORESCENCE SURVIVAL PROBABILITY; FLORY-HUGGINS PARAMTER; LATEX BLEND FILMS; POLYETHYLHEXYL METHACRYLATE;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0142059334     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma021579j     Document Type: Article

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