Abstract
The extent of water sorption in a thin film of a typical glassy polymer, poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), was studied by neutron reflectivity. Interestingly, the as-spun film could uptake water to 16.3 vol%, much more than the reported value of a few vol% for bulk PMMA. This can be explained in terms of the heterogeneous density distribution in the film.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3516-3519 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | RSC Advances |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 21 2013 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering
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