The impact of Janus nanoparticles on the compatibilization of immiscible polymer blends under technologically relevant conditions

ACS Nano

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 10048-10056

  Bahrami, Ronak ^a   Löbling, Tina I ^a   Gröschel, André H ^b   Schmalz, Holger ^a   Müller, Axel H E ^a,c   Altstädt, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Janus particles; materials science; nanoparticles; polymer blends; self assembly

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATA THEORY; BLENDING; DROP FORMATION; EXTRUSION; MATERIALS SCIENCE; NANOPARTICLES; SCALES (WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS); SELF ASSEMBLY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TERPOLYMERS;

DROPLET COAGULATION; IMMISCIBLE POLYMER BLENDS; JANUS NANOPARTICLES; JANUS PARTICLES; LARGE SCALE SYNTHESIS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; TRIBLOCK TERPOLYMERS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 84908409518     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn502662p     Document Type: Article

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