Morphology control in symmetric polymer blends using two-step phase separation

Computational Materials Science

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 328-335

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

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Morphology; Phase separation; Polymer blends; Spinodal decomposition

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECOMPOSITION; FREE ELECTRON LASERS; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; QUENCHING;

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERIC MATERIALS; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION; TWO-STEP PHASE SEPARATION;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 33745987557     PISSN: 09270256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2005.09.003     Document Type: Article

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