The stiffening of ultrathin polymer films in the rubbery regime: The relative contributions of membrane stress and surface tension

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 2441-2448

  O'Connell, Paul A ^a   Mckenna, Gregory B ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Confinement effects; Films; Mechanical properties; Nanolayers; Nanotechnology; Polystyrene

Indexed keywords

BULK VALUE; CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; CREEP COMPLIANCE; MEMBRANE STRESS; NANO LAYERS; NANO-BUBBLE; NANO-METER SCALE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; RUBBERY PLATEAUS; SURFACE TENSION EFFECTS; ULTRA-THIN POLYMER FILMS;

CAPILLARITY; MAGNETIC FILMS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYSTYRENES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACE WAVES; ULTRATHIN FILMS; WETTING;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 72149097292     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/polb.21876     Document Type: Article

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