Morphology control in symmetric polymer blends using spinodal decomposition

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 7153-7159

  Tran, Tuyet L ^a   Chan, Philip K ^a   Rousseau, Derick ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mathematical modeling; Morphology; Polymers; Simulation; Spinodal decomposition; Thermal induced phase separation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECOMPOSITION; FREE ENERGY; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMERS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MORPHOLOGY CONTROL; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION;

POLYMER BLENDS;

POLYMER;

EID: 24344440753     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.06.028     Document Type: Article

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