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Polymer Phase Separation

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The thermodynamic phase diagrams and their implications to the kinetics of phase separation in the polymer-based miscible multi-component systems have been introduced. In addition, the microphase separation in diblock copolymer systems attracts specific theoretical and experimental attention, because their self-assembly generates various geometric patterns with nano-scale resolution, served as the templates for the fabrication of functional nano-materials.

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Hu, W. (2013). Polymer Phase Separation. In: Polymer Physics. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0670-9_9

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