Preparation of poly(vinylidene fluoride)/poly(methyl methacrylate) blend microporous membranes via the thermally induced phase separation process

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 301-318

  Cui, Zhen Yu ^a  

^a TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Blend; Membrane; Morphology; Pores; Thermal property; Thermally induced phase separation

Indexed keywords

BLEND MEMBRANES; COOLING RATES; CROSS-SECTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; CRYSTALLINITIES; DYNAMIC CRYSTALLIZATION; MERCURY POROSIMETERS; MICRO POROUS MEMBRANES; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); POLYMER CRYSTALS; POROUS STRUCTURES; SEM; SOLID-LIQUID PHASE SEPARATION; TENSILE TESTS; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL STABILITY; THERMALLY INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION; WEIGHT FRACTIONS;

COOLING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ESTERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANES; MERCURY (METAL); MICROPOROSITY; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE MODULATION; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; SYSTEM STABILITY; TENSILE TESTING; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 77951103341     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340903355669     Document Type: Article

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