Surface segregation and surface tension of polydisperse polymer melts

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 126, Issue 14, 2007, Pages

  Minnikanti, Venkatachala S ^a   Zhenyu, Qian ^a   Archer, Lynden A ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINEAR POLYMER MELT; POLYDISPERSE POLYMER MELTS; POLYMER DENSITY; POLYMER VOLUME FRACTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYDISPERSITY; POLYMERIZATION; SURFACE SEGREGATION; SURFACE TENSION; VOLUME FRACTION;

POLYMER MELTS;

EID: 34247269190     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2721542     Document Type: Article

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