Nanostructured thermosetting blends of phenolic thermosets and poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(propylene oxide)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) triblock copolymer

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 450-462

  Meng, Fanliang ^a   Yi, Fangping ^a   Zheng, Sixun ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Nanostructured thermosets; Novolac; PEO b PPO b PEO; Reaction induced microphase separation

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHENOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYPROPYLENE OXIDES; THERMOSETS; X RAY SCATTERING;

NANOSTRUCTURED THERMOSETS; REACTION-INDUCED MICROPHASE SEPARATION; THERMOSETTING BLENDS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 41849111709     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340801955032     Document Type: Article

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