Segment connectivity, chain-length breathing, segmental stretch, and constraint release in reptation models. III. Shear flows

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 701-717

  Hua, Chi C ^a   Schieber, Jay D ^b   Venerus, David C ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

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EID: 0001739528     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.551030     Document Type: Article

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