When emulsification meets self-assembly: The role of emulsification in directing block copolymer assembly

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1152-1183

  Wyman, Ian ^a   Njikang, Gabriel ^a   Liu, Guojun ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Block copolymers; Confinement effects; Directed assembly; Double emulsions; Emulsification; Emulsification solvent evaporation; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMER SELF-ASSEMBLY; CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; DIRECTED ASSEMBLY; DOUBLE EMULSIONS; EVAPORATION PROCESS; IMMISCIBLE LIQUIDS; INTERNAL MORPHOLOGY; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS; SPHERICAL PARTICLE;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COPOLYMERIZATION; EMULSIONS; EVAPORATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; SELF ASSEMBLY;

EMULSIFICATION;

EID: 79960391020     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2011.04.005     Document Type: Review

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