Surface Effects on the Phase Separation of Binary Polymer Blends

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 354-363

  Li, Xianfeng ^a,b   Denn, Morton M ^a  

^a City University of New York   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE SEPARATION; SOLUBILITY; THIN FILMS;

NANOMETERS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

POLYMER;

BINARY MIXTURE; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; MISCIBILITY; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMER BLEND;

ARTICLE; FILM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MISCIBILITY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 0345866709     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie030167b     Document Type: Article

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