Electrospun supramolecular polymer fibres

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1249-1255

  Hermida Merino, D ^a   Belal, M ^a   Greenland, B W ^a   Woodward, P ^a   Slark, A T ^b   Davis, F J ^a   Mitchell, G R ^a   Hamley, I W ^a   Hayes, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Henkel Adhesive Technologies   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binding constant; Electrospinning; Fibre; Hydrogen bonding; Molecular weight; Supramolecular

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION CONSTANT; BINDING CONSTANT; ELECTROSPUNS; END-GROUPS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT POLYMERS; MACRO-MONOMERS; MOLECULAR SYSTEMS; SOLVENT REMOVAL; SUBMICRON; SUPRAMOLECULAR; SUPRAMOLECULAR POLYMERS; THEORETICAL MODELS;

ELECTROSPINNING; HYDROGEN BONDS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

FIBERS;

EID: 84862846131     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2012.04.015     Document Type: Article

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