Morphology of solidified polysulfone structures obtained by wet phase separation

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2515-2524

  Kaiser, Vladimir ^a   Stropnik, Chrtomir ^a   Musil, Vojko ^a   Brumen, Milan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Formation of various beads structures; Modes of wet phase separation; Polysulfone N,N dimethyl acetamide water ternary system; Solidification line; Ternary phase diagram

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEATION; PHASE SEPARATION; WATER;

SOLIDIFICATION LINE; SPINODAL STRUCTURES; TERNARY PHASE DIAGRAM; WET PHASE SEPARATION;

POLYSULFONES;

EID: 34249805074     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2007.03.012     Document Type: Article

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