The evolution of interfacial strength as a way to characterize a low-temperature limit of the surface glass transition of an amorphous polymer

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2084-2089

  Boiko, Yuri M ^a  

^a IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

amorphous polystyrene; interfacial strength; surface glass transition

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS POLYMERS; AVERAGE VALUES; HEALING TEMPERATURE; HEALING TIME; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INTERFACIAL STRENGTH; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MONODISPERSE POLYMERS; POLYDISPERSES; QUASI-EQUILIBRIUM; SQUARE ROOTS; STRAIGHT LINES;

GLASS; POLYDISPERSITY; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES; TEMPERATURE;

GLASS TRANSITION;

EID: 80053495047     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2011.557625     Document Type: Article

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