Switchable surfactants at the polystyrene-water interface: Effect of molecular structure

Green Materials

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 69-81

  Su, Xin ^a   Jessop, Philip G ^a   Cunningham, Michael F ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Coagulation; Colloids; Responsive surface; Smart materials; Surface chemistry; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; COLLOIDS; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; LATEXES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYSTYRENES; SOLS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

LATEX PARTICLES; MONOLAYER ADSORPTION; REDISPERSION PROCESS; RESPONSIVE SURFACES; SOLID SURFACE; SURFACE ACTIVITIES; SURFACE COVERAGES; WATER INTERFACE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84906880621     PISSN: 20491220     EISSN: 20491239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gmat.13.00015     Document Type: Article

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