Obtaining molecular-weight distribution information from the viscosity data of linear polymer melts

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 453-476

  Liu, Yongming ^a   Shaw, Montgomery T ^a   Tuminello, William H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; ORGANIC POLYMERS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

LINEAR POLYMER MELTS; RHEOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT; ROUSE MODES;

MOLTEN MATERIALS;

EID: 0032074165     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.550951     Document Type: Article

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