Role of symmetric grafting copolymer on suppression of drop coalescence

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 397-433

  Gong, Yanli ^a   Leal, L Gary ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Blend; Coalescence; Symmetric copolymer

Indexed keywords

BLEND; BRUSH LAYERS; BULK POLYMER; CONTINUOUS PHASE; COPOLYMER BLOCKS; COPOLYMER CONCENTRATION; DROP COALESCENCE; DROP PHASE; DROP SIZE; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; FILM THINNING; FLUID VISCOSITY; MARANGONI EFFECTS; MARANGONI STRESS; MATRIX PHASE; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; POLYMER BRUSHES; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; STERIC EFFECT; STERIC HINDRANCES; SYMMETRIC SYSTEMS; TWO-MATERIALS;

BRUSHES; COPOLYMERS; DROPS; EXPERIMENTS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MICROCHANNELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYBUTADIENES; RHEOLOGY; SILICONES;

COALESCENCE;

EID: 84858995053     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.3687300     Document Type: Article

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