Role of polymer chain flexibility on the viscoelasticity of amorphous polymers around the glass transition zone

Macromolecules

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1595-1599

  Inoue, Tadashi ^a   Osaki, K ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0009517683     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma950981d     Document Type: Article

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