Phase separation induced ordered patterns in thin polymer blend films

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 564-594

  Xue, Longjian ^b   Zhang, Jilin ^a   Han, Yanchun ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breath figures; Convection; Heterogeneous substrate; Pattern formation; Phase separation; Polymer blends; Polymer thin films

Indexed keywords

ANTI-REFLECTING COATING; BREATH FIGURES; COMPLEX STRUCTURE; FUNDAMENTAL THEORY; HETEROGENEOUS SUBSTRATES; PATTERN FORMATION; PATTERN GENERATION; POLYMER THIN FILMS; PREPARATION CONDITIONS; STIMULI-RESPONSIVE; THIN POLYMERS; WELL-ORDERED STRUCTURE;

BLENDING; HEAT CONVECTION; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMER FILMS; THIN FILMS;

PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 84856117378     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2011.09.001     Document Type: Review

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