Interfacial thermodynamics of polymeric mesophases

Macromolecular Theory and Simulations

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 686-696

  Rey, Alejandro D ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gibbs Duhem equation; Interfacial thermodynamics; Liquid crystalline polymers; Orientation

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ANISOTROPY; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ENTROPY; FLUID MECHANICS; SURFACE TENSION; TENSORS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANISOTROPIC POLYMER INTERFACES; INTERFACIAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC EQUATION;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

POLYMER;

ADSORPTION; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY; ENTROPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 9644257148     PISSN: 10221344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mats.200400030     Document Type: Article

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