Dependence of surface free energy on molecular orientation in polymer films

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Stachewicz, Urszula ^a   Li, Shuangwu ^a   Bilotti, Emiliano ^a   Barber, Asa H ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILM DENSITY; FILM SURFACES; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; POLYCARBONATE FILMS; POLYMER (SOLID); POLYMER CHAIN PACKING; SURFACE FREE ENERGY;

CONTACT ANGLE; FREE ENERGY; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; POLYMERS;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 84863296653     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3691186     Document Type: Article

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