Studies on the texture of nematic solutions of rodlike polymers. 3. Rheo-optical and rheological behavior in shear

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-104

  Tan, Zhanjie ^a   Berry, Guy C ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; FREE ENERGY; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; TENSORS; TEXTURES; TURBIDITY;

POLYPHENYLENE BENZOBISTHIAZOLE; POLYPHENYLENE TEREPHTHALAMIDE; RODLIKE POLYMERS;

POLYAMIDES;

EID: 0037285783     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.1530621     Document Type: Article

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