An environmental scanning electron microscopy examination of the film formation mechanism of novel acrylic latex

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 317, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 551-556

  Dragnevski, Kalin I ^a   Donald, Athene M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ESEM; Film formation; Polymer latex

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; EVAPORATION; FILM PREPARATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYSACCHARIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACRYLIC LATEXES; FILM FORMATION; POLYMER LATEX;

LATEXES;

POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ELLIPSOMETRY; EVAPORATION; FILM; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 39149094600     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2007.11.042     Document Type: Article

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