Parameter-free theory for stress relaxation in star polymer melts

Macromolecules

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2159-2166

  Milner, S T ^a   McLeish, T C B ^b  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLTEN MATERIALS; STRESS RELAXATION;

ROUSE MODES; STAR POLYMERS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 0031557554     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma961559f     Document Type: Article

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