A mesoscopic theory of liquid crystalline polymers

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 111-124

  Kawaguchi, Mark N ^a,b   Denn, Morton M ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b IBM   (United States)

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EID: 0000283146     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.550979     Document Type: Article

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