A free-volume hole-filling model for the solubility of liquid molecules in glassy polymers 1: Model derivation

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1131-1140

  Arnold, J C ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flory Huggins; Free volume; Glassy polymers; Polycarbonate; Solubility

Indexed keywords

CONFIGURATIONAL ENTROPY; DRIVING FORCES; ELASTIC CONSTRAINTS; EQUILIBRIUM SOLUBILITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXTERNAL PRESSURES; FLORY-HUGGINS; FLORY-HUGGINS THEORY; GLASSY POLYMERS; HOLE-FILLING; LIQUID IMMERSION; LIQUID MOLECULES; SMALL HOLE; THERMAL FLUCTUATIONS;

ACTIVE NETWORKS; LIQUIDS; MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SOLUBILITY; SORPTION;

POLYMERS;

EID: 77950864101     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2010.01.016     Document Type: Article

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