Effects of nucleating agents shapes and interfacial properties on cell nucleation

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 441-460

  Leung, Siu N ^a   Park, Chul B ^a   Li, Hongbo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

classical nucleation theory; heterogeneous nucleation; interfacial properties; nucleating agent; surface geometry.

Indexed keywords

CLASSICAL NUCLEATION THEORY; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; NUCLEATING AGENTS; SURFACE GEOMETRY.;

BIOINFORMATICS; CONTACT ANGLE; GEOMETRY; POLYPROPYLENES; RESINS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

NUCLEATION;

EID: 77956762306     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: 15307999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X10369418     Document Type: Article

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