Reaction-Induced Phase-Separation in Polyoxyethylene/Polystyrene Blends. II. Structure Development

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics

Volumn 43 B, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 233-251

  Sutton, D ^a,b   Stanford, J L ^a   Ryan, A J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Polyoxyethylene; Polystyrene; Reaction induced phase separation; Structure development

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYSTYRENES;

REACTION-INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION; STRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT;

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

EID: 1642382886     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MB-120027761     Document Type: Conference Paper

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