Phase separation and dewetting in polystyrene/poly(vinyl methyl ether) blend thin films in a wide thickness range

Polymer

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 254-262

  Ogawa, Hiroki ^a   Kanaya, Toshiji ^a   Nishida, Koji ^a   Matsuba, Go ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dewetting; Phase separation; Polymer blend thin film

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FILM THICKNESS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYSTYRENES; THIN FILMS;

DEWETTING PROCESSES; POLY(VINYL METHYL ETHER) (PVME);

POLYMER BLENDS;

FILM; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYETHER; POLYMER BLEND; POLYSTYRENE;

EID: 37549034254     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2007.11.031     Document Type: Article

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