Dynamics of end-grafted polystyrene brushes in theta solvents

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 3590-3597

  Michailidou, V N ^a,c   Loppinet, B ^a   Vo, D C ^b,d   Prucker, O ^b   Ruhe J ^b   Fytas, G ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE AND LASER   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cooperative diffusion; Evanescent wave dynamic light scattering; Polymer brushes; Theta solvent; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SOLVENTS; VISCOELASTICITY;

COOPERATIVE DIFFUSION; EVANESCENT WAVE DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING; POLYMER BRUSHES; THETA SOLVENT;

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 33846000299     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/polb.21016     Document Type: Article

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