Crystallization and Phase Behavior in Block Copolymer Solution: An in Situ Small Angle X-ray Scattering Study
- Corresponding author: Hui-Bin Qiu, hbqiu@sjtu.edu.cn Jie Wang, wangjie@sinap.ac.cn
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Hong-Yan Zhu, Feng Tian, Xiu-Hong Li, Hui-Bin Qiu, Jie Wang. Crystallization and Phase Behavior in Block Copolymer Solution: An in Situ Small Angle X-ray Scattering Study[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science,
;2019, 37(11): 1162-1168.
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10.1007/s10118-019-2258-4
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