Enhanced phase segregation induced by dipolar interactions in polymer blends

Macromolecules

Volumn 47, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 6491-6502

  Kumar, Rajeev ^a   Sumpter, Bobby G ^a   Muthukumar, M ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPOLE MOMENT; POLYMER BLENDS;

COEXISTENCE CURVE; COEXISTING PHASIS; DIPOLAR INTERACTION; GENERALIZED THEORY; HOMOGENEOUS PHASE; PHASE SEGREGATIONS; PLANAR INTERFACE; POLYMER-POLYMER INTERFACES;

PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 84918543015     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: 15205835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma501067r     Document Type: Article

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