On the Rouse spectrum and the determination of the molecular weight distribution from rheological data

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 429-438

  Thimm, Wolfgang ^a   Friedrich, Christian ^a   Marth, Michael ^a   Honerkamp, Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 0000899431     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.551094     Document Type: Article

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