Flow-induced phase inversion in immiscible polymer blends containing a liquid-crystalline polymer studied by in situ optical microscopy

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 693-712

  Astruc, Marianne ^a   Navard, Patrick ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SHEAR STRESS; SILANES; SOLUBILITY; VISCOSITY; WATER;

PHASE INVERSION; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; SHEAR RATE; TRANSIENT FLOW; VISCOSITY RATIO INVERSION;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0034216095     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.551109     Document Type: Article

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