The effect of preparation temperature on phase transitions of N-isopropylacrylamide gel

Phase Transitions

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 601-609

  Pekcan, Önder ^a   Kara, Selim ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

NIPA gel; Phase transition; Spinodal decomposition

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; GELATION; GELS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PHOTONS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TURBIDITY;

NIPA GEL; PHOTON TRANSMISSION; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION;

ACRYLICS;

EID: 15544370606     PISSN: 01411594     EISSN: 10290338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141159021000037259     Document Type: Article

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