Poly(2,5-benzimidazole) nanofibers prepared by reaction-induced crystallization

Polymer Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 375-382

  Kimura, Kazuya ^a   Gong, Jin ^a   Kohama, Shin Ichiro ^a   Yamazaki, Shinichi ^a   Uchida, Tetsuya ^a   Kimura, Kunio ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heterocyclic polymer; Nanofiber; Phase separation; Polybenzimidazole

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE DIAMETER; BENZIMIDAZOLES; HETEROCYCLIC POLYMER; HETEROCYCLIC POLYMERS; HIGH SOLUBILITY; INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION; MORPHOLOGICAL CONTROL; PLATE-LIKE CRYSTALS; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; REACTION-INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION; THERMALLY STABLE; WEIGHT LOSS;

ACIDS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ISOMERS; MONOMERS; NANOFIBERS; OLIGOMERS; PHASE MODULATION; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 77952070028     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2010.20     Document Type: Article

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