Interfacial mobility scale determines the scale of collective motion and relaxation rate in polymer films

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Hanakata, Paul Z ^a   Douglas, Jack F ^b   Starr, Francis W ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS; POLYMER;

BIOFILM; MOBILITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; FILM; INTERFACIAL MOBILITY SCALE; MOTION; RATING SCALE; RIGIDITY; SIMULATION; STRENGTH; THICKNESS;

EID: 84902440906     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5163     Document Type: Article

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