Onset and manipulation of self-assembled morphology in freely standing polymer trilayer films

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 6 1, 2004, Pages

  Murray, Chris A ^a   Kamp, Stephen W ^a   Thomas, Jason M ^a   Dutcher, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; ELASTIC MODULI; FREE ENERGY; GLASS TRANSITION; HEATING; NUCLEATION; PACKAGING MATERIALS; POLYISOPRENES; POLYSTYRENES; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SURFACE TENSION; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THIN FILMS;

BARRIER LAYERS; DISPERSION INTERACTION; POLYMER FILMS; SELF-ASSEMBLED MORPHOLOGY;

SELF ASSEMBLY;

EID: 42749099324     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.69.061612     Document Type: Article

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