Effect of arm exchange on the liquid-solid transition of dense suspensions of star polymers

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 40, 2013, Pages 12312-12318

  Puaud, Fanny ^a   Nicolai, Taco ^a   Benyahia, Lazhar ^a   Nicol, Erwan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION NUMBERS; AMPHIPHILIC DIBLOCK COPOLYMERS; DENSE SUSPENSION; HYDROPHOBIC BLOCKS; LIQUID-SOLID TRANSITION; PHOTOCROSS-LINKING; POLYMERIC MICELLE; STAR POLYMERS;

LIQUIDS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 84885639540     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp407487q     Document Type: Article

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