journal article·2006-03-01

Entropy-driven segregation of nanoparticles to cracks in multilayered composite polymer structures

Suresh Gupta, Qingling Zhang, Todd Emrick, Anna C. Balazs, Thomas P. Russell

Nature Materials· Volume 5· Issue 3
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OpenAlex topics: Polymer composites and self-healing · Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization · Polymer Surface Interaction Studies

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