Design of nonaqueous polymer gels with broad temperature performance:Impact of solvent quality and processing conditions

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1105-1117

  Mrozek, Randy A ^a,b   Colea, Phillip J ^b,c   Cole, Shannon M ^b   Schroeder, John L ^b   Schneider, Duane A ^b   Hedden, Ronald C ^d   Lenhart, Joseph L ^a,b  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^d Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE CHARACTERIZATION; BROAD TEMPERATURE RANGES; GEL PROPERTIES; MATERIAL PARAMETER; NON-AQUEOUS; OPERATIONAL TEMPERATURE; POLYBUTADIENE NETWORKS; POLYMER GELS; PROCESSING CONDITION; SOLVENT QUALITY; SOLVENT SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE; WATER BASED;

GELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICIZERS; POLYBUTADIENES; SOLVENTS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 77958117510     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2010.0155     Document Type: Article

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