Thermodynamic stability of polyacrylamide and poly(N,N-dimethyl acrylamide)

Polymers for Advanced Technologies

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 978-985

  Reber, Arthur C ^a   Khanna, Shiv N ^a   Ottenbrite, Raphael ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Polyacrylamide; Quantum chemistry; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOMERS; PROBABILITY; PYROLYSIS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

BACK-BITING PROCESS; POLYMER CHAIN; TETRAMER MODEL;

POLYACRYLATES;

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOMERS; POLYACRYLATES; PROBABILITY; PYROLYSIS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

DEGRADATION; MONOMER; POLYACRYLAMIDE; THERMAL STABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 38349071603     PISSN: 10427147     EISSN: 10991581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pat.949     Document Type: Article

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