Film formation from PS latex doped PNIPAM hydrogels at various heating and cooling rates

Composite Interfaces

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 411-424

  Ugur S ^a   Yargi, O ^a   Pekcan, O ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISIK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Annealing rates; PNIPAM hydrogels; Polystrene latex; Reversible film formation

Indexed keywords

HEATING RATE; HYDROGELS; HYSTERESIS LOOPS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; POLYMER FILMS; POLYSTYRENES;

ANNEALING RATES; PNIPAM HYDROGELS; POLYSTRENE LATEXES; REVERSIBLE FILM FORMATION;

LATEXES;

EID: 44449155835     PISSN: 09276440     EISSN: 15685543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855408784514748     Document Type: Article

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