The effect of styrene-methyl methacrylate monomeric arrangement on the ultrasonic degradation of copolymers

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2185-2194

  Morris, Mallory J ^a,b   Striegel, André M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Copolymers; Degradation; Sonication; Transient elongational flow

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COPOLYMERS; DEGRADATION; ESTERS; FLUID MECHANICS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MONOMERS; POLYMERS; SONICATION; STYRENE;

ALTERNATING COPOLYMER; ELONGATIONAL FLOW; METHYL METHACRYLATES; PERSISTENCE LENGTH; POLYMER DEGRADATION; SOLUTION STRUCTURES; STATIC LIGHT SCATTERING; ULTRASONIC DEGRADATION;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

EID: 84869217596     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.08.009     Document Type: Article

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