Extensional rheometry of polymer multilayers: A sensitive probe of interfaces

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 671-685

  Levitt, Leon ^a,c   Macosko, Christopher W ^a   Schweizer, Thomas ^b   Meissner, Joachim ^b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELASTICITY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MULTILAYERS; POLYMERS; PROBES; STRAIN HARDENING; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY;

EXTENSIONAL RHEOMETRY; GRAFT REACTION; POLYMER MULTILAYERS; SENSITIVE PROBE;

RHEOMETERS;

EID: 0031145977     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.550829     Document Type: Article

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