Dendritic crystallization in thin films of PEO/PMMA blends: A comparison to crystallization in small molecule liquids

Polymer

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 579-587

  Okerberg, Brian C ^a   Marand, Hervé ^b   Douglas, Jack F ^c  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blends; Crystallization; Thin films

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DENDRIMERS; DIFFUSION; FILM THICKNESS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLYMER BLENDS; THIN FILMS;

BLEND COMPOSITIONS; CRYSTALLIZATION MORPHOLOGIES; DENDRITIC CRYSTALLIZATION; KEPT CONSTANT;

POLYETHYLENE OXIDES;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFUSION; FILM; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER BLEND; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE;

EID: 38349051339     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2007.11.034     Document Type: Article

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