Experimental methods for tracking physical aging of thin glassy polymer films by gas permeation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 244, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 167-178

  Huang, Y ^a   Paul, D R ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Free standing; Glass transition temperature (T g); Permeability; Physical aging; Reproducibility; Thickness; Thin films

Indexed keywords

PHYSICAL AGING; SOLUTION CASTING; THIN POLYMER FILMS;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; HEATING; POLYMERIC GLASS; POLYSULFONES; SPIN COATING; THICKNESS CONTROL;

THIN FILMS;

GLASS; POLYMER; POLYSULFONE;

AGING; EXPERIMENTAL METHOD; FILM; GAS PERMEATION;

ARTICLE; ELLIPSOMETRY; EXPERIMENTATION; FILM; GAS PERMEABILITY; HEATING; MATERIAL COATING; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 7444224775     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2004.06.058     Document Type: Article

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