Multiscale chemomechanics of polymer deformation under contact : predicting structure-property correlations from the bulk to the interphase

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 2008. === Includes bibliographical references. === The development of nanoscale polymeric materials for mechanical applications necessitates advances in small-volume experimental techniques and analys...

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Main Author: Tweedie, Catherine Anne
Other Authors: Krystyn J. Van Vliet.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/44684