Phase Equilibria and Interdiffusion in the Ternary System Epoxy Oligomer-Polysulfone-Alkyl Glycidyl Ether

Artem D Ponomarenko1, Uliana V Nikulova1, Aleksey V Shapagin1

  • 1Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry Russian Academy of Sciences (IPCE RAS), 31, bld.4 Leninsky Prospect, Moscow 119071, Russia.

Polymers
|January 11, 2024
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