Studying of the critical exponents around the glass transition in bulk polymerization of ethyl methacrylate by using fluorescence techniques

Phase Transitions

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 359-373

  Kaya, Demet ^a   Pekcan, Önder ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Critical exponents; Gel effect; Glass transition; Percolation

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; FLUORESCENCE; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; GELATION; GELS; MOLECULES; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VISCOSITY;

CRITICAL EXPONENTS; ETHYL METHACRYLATE (EMA); GEL EFFECT; PYRENE;

GLASS TRANSITION;

EID: 11144304627     PISSN: 01411594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411590410001669075     Document Type: Article

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