Poly(Oxyalkylene) Block Copolymers in Aqueous Solution - Phase Behavior and Transition Kinetics

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics

Volumn 43 B, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-93

  Norman, A I ^a,b   Fairclough, J P A ^a   Mai, S ^a   Ryan, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avrami model; Poly(oxyalkylene) block copolymers; SAXS; Transitions

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHILICITY; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICELLES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; RHEOLOGY; X RAY SCATTERING;

AVRAMI MODEL; POLY(OXYALKYLENE) BLOCK COPOLYMERS; SMALL-ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING (SAXS);

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 0442327631     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MB-120027752     Document Type: Conference Paper

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