Fine structures in phase-separated domains of a polyolefin blend via spinodal decomposition

Macromolecules

Volumn 39, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 7441-7445

  Zhang, Xiaohua ^a   Wang, Zhigang ^a   Han, Charles C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DECOMPOSITION; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PHASE SEPARATION; QUENCHING;

CRITICAL SOLUTION TEMPERATURE; MELTING TEMPERATURE; PHASE SEPARATED BLENDS; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION (SD);

POLYOLEFINS;

EID: 33751326605     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma061064i     Document Type: Article

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