Tailoring of morphology and surface properties of syndiotactic polystyrene aerogels

This study evaluates a method for rendering syndiotactic polystyrene (sPS) aerogels hydrophilic using polyethylene oxide (PEO) of different molecular weights. The highly porous sPS aerogels are inherently hydrophobic although applications involving absorption of moisture and removal of particulate s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 29(2013), 18 vom: 07. Mai, Seite 5589-98
1. Verfasser: Wang, Xiao (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Jana, Sadhan C
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Gels Polystyrenes
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