Macromolecular Nanotechnology Polystyrene with different topologies: Study of the glass transition temperature in confined geometry of thin films

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2240-2246

  Erber, M ^a   Georgi, U ^a   Muller J ^a   Eichhorn, K J ^a   Voit, B ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Confinement effects Topology; Glass transition Thin films Polymer

Indexed keywords

GLASS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYSTYRENES; STARS; TEMPERATURE; THIN FILMS; TOPOLOGY;

CONFINED GEOMETRIES; CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; FILM DENSITY; HYPERBRANCHED; STAR-LIKE;

GLASS TRANSITION;

EID: 83655185853     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2010.09.009     Document Type: Article

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