Tailoring of morphology and surface properties of syndiotactic polystyrene aerogels

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 5589-5598

  Wang, Xiao ^a   Jana, Sadhan C ^a  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROGEL STRUCTURES; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICULATE SOLIDS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDE (PEO); SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; SUPERCRITICAL CONDITION; SYNDIOTACTIC POLYSTYRENES; SYNDIOTACTIC POLYSTYRENES (SPS);

CONTACT ANGLE; COOLING; GAS ADSORPTION; GELATION; GELS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYSTYRENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

AEROGELS;

POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GEL; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

GELS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYSTYRENES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84877311404     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la400492m     Document Type: Article

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