Numerical simulation of phase separation of immiscible polymer blends on a heterogeneously functionalized substrate

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 128, Issue 22, 2008, Pages

  Shang, Yingrui ^a   Kazmer, David ^a   Wei, Ming ^a   Mead, Joey ^a   Barry, Carol ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ISOMERS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHASE MODULATION; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMERS; SEPARATION; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

BLEND SYSTEMS; CHARACTERISTIC LENGTHS; ELASTIC ENERGIES; EVOLUTION (CO); FUNCTIONALIZED; IMMISCIBLE POLYMER BLENDS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; PHASE DECOMPOSITIONS; SPINODAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D); TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2D);

PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 45449104506     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2924129     Document Type: Article

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