Poly(acrylonitrile) microspheres with a narrow size distribution: Synthesis by single-step swelling and properties

Glass Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 102-114

  Boguslavsky, L ^a   Margel, S ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EMULSIONS; EVAPORATION; MONOMERS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYSTYRENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACES; SWELLING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

MICROMETER-SIZED PARTICLES; NARROW SIZE DISTRIBUTION; OLIGORADICALS; SINGLE-STEP SWELLING;

POLYACRYLONITRILES;

EID: 17144389408     PISSN: 10876596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10720-005-0030-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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