Discussion of problems of nonequilibrium thermodynamics of polymers as presented in the paper by Sommer and Reiter

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 432, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 148-152

  Wunderlich, Bernhard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calorimetry; Conformational entropy; Flexible macromolecule; Glass transition; Melting; Microphase; Nanophase; Nonequilibrium thermodynamics; Polymer; Rigid amorphous fraction; Soft matter physics; Surface free energy; Thin film

Indexed keywords

EID: 20344402085     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2005.04.023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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