The polymer mat: Arrested rebound of a compressed polymer layer

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 405-412

  Raviv, U ^a   Klein, J ^a,b   Witten, T A ^c  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0036954887     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2002-10053-9     Document Type: Article

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