Wetting transition in a polymer brush: Polymer droplet coexisting with two film thicknesses

Langmuir

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 3478-3481

  Maas, J H ^a   Cohen Stuart, M A ^a   Leermakers, F A M ^a   Besseling, N A M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COATING TECHNIQUES; DROP FORMATION; MELTING; SUBSTRATES; THICK FILMS; THIN FILMS; VINYL RESINS; WETTING;

POLYMER BRUSH; POLYVINYLPYRIDINE; WETTING TRANSITION;

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 0342868305     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la991177d     Document Type: Article

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