Origin of change in molecular-weight dependence for polymer surface tension

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

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Thompson, R B ^a   MacDonald, J R ^a   Chen, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; CAPILLARITY; LIQUIDS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACE WAVES; WETTING;

BULK PHASE; POLYMER SURFACES; SELF-CONSISTENT-FIELD THEORY;

POLYMERS;

EID: 53449091353     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.78.030801     Document Type: Article

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