Nucleation and growth process of polystyrene particle investigated by AFM

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 596-603

  Yamamoto, Tetsuya ^a   Kanda, Yoichi ^a   Higashitani, Ko ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

AFM; Growth; Nucleation; Polystyrene particle; Soap free emulsion polymerization

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; GROWTH (MATERIALS); HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; NUCLEATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MICELLE-LIKE EMBRYOS; MONO-DISPERSED PARTICLES; POLYSTYRENE PARTICLE; SOAP-FREE EMULSION POLYMERIZATION;

POLYSTYRENES;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; GROWTH (MATERIALS); HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; NUCLEATION; POLYSTYRENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 33745495012     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: 00219592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.39.596     Document Type: Article

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