X-Ray and Neutron Grazing Incidence Scattering Study of a Ternary Ultra-thin Polymer Blend Film

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics

Volumn 43 B, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 207-217

  Gutmann, J S ^a   Muller Buschbaum P ^b   Wolkenhauer, M ^a   Hermsdorf, N ^c   Stamm, M ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Grazing incidence scattering; Multicomponent systems; Polymers; Ultrathin films

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GLASS TRANSITION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; NEUTRON SCATTERING; POLYSTYRENES; TERNARY SYSTEMS; ULTRATHIN FILMS; X RAY SCATTERING;

GRAZING INCIDENCE SCATTERING; MULTICOMPONENT SYSTEMS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 1642283556     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MB-120027759     Document Type: Conference Paper

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