Role of PPO-PEO-PPO triblock copolymers in phase transitions of a PEO-PPO-PEO triblock copolymer in aqueous solution

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 71, Issue , 2015, Pages 423-439

  Liu, Sijun ^a   Bao, Hongqian ^b   Li, Lin ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gelation; Micellization; Multiple phase transition; Rheology; Scaling law; Triblock copolymer

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; GELATION; HYDROGELS; MICELLIZATION; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; PROPYLENE; RHEOLOGY; SCALING LAWS; SOLUTIONS;

CRITICAL MICELLIZATION; CRITICAL RELAXATION; GEL STRENGTHS; GEL TRANSITIONS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LOWER TEMPERATURES; PLURONIC F-127; THERMAL AND RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 84940548211     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.08.016     Document Type: Article

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