Reduction of polymer surface tension by crystallized polymer nanoparticles

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 133, Issue 14, 2010, Pages

  Thompson, Russell B ^a   Park, Chul B ^b   Chen, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZED POLYMERS; POLYMER SURFACES; SELF CONSISTENT FIELD THEORY; SOLVENT PHASE; SPATIAL EXTENT;

MOLECULAR ORBITALS; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMER MELTS; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 77958081785     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3493334     Document Type: Article

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