Geometrical confining effects in compression molding of co-continuous polymer blends

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1954-1964

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Deodhar, Sarang ^a   Yao, Donggang ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compression molding; Interfacial tension; Polymer blends; Porous materials; Scaffolds

Indexed keywords

BULK STRUCTURE; COMPRESSION RATIOS; CONFINING EFFECT; GAP SIZE; GEOMETRICAL CONFINEMENT; HIGH COMPRESSION RATIO; INTERFACIAL TENSION; INTERFACIAL TENSIONS; MODIFIED SURFACES; MOLD SURFACES; MORPHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; PARALLEL PLATES; PHASE SIZE; POLY(LACTIC ACID); POLYMER BLENDING; STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; THERMAL ANNEALING EFFECTS; THICKNESS RATIO; THIN LAYERS; VARIED GAP SIZE; VERSATILE METHODS;

ANNEALING; BLENDING; LACTIC ACID; MOLDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYSTYRENES; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SCAFFOLDS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE STRUCTURE; TRACE ANALYSIS;

COMPRESSION MOLDING;

BIOMATERIAL; LACTIC ACID; POLYMER; POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONFORMATION; MACROMOLECULE; MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; LACTIC ACID; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 77954660770     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-010-0026-2     Document Type: Article

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