Percolation approach to film formation from surfactant-free polystyrene particles

Phase Transitions

Volumn 78, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 593-606

  Uǧur, Şaziye ^a   Pekcan, Önder ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISIK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; Latex film; Percolation; Polystyrene particles; Transmitted light

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; FLUORESCENCE; GLASS TRANSITION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PHOTONS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

LATEX FILMS; PERCOLATION; STEADY STATE FLUORESCENCE (SSF); TRANSMITTED LIGHT;

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 27544510665     PISSN: 01411594     EISSN: 10290338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411590500188967     Document Type: Article

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