Elasticity of entangled polymer loops: Olympic gels

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1997, Pages R1314-R1317

  Vilgis, Thomas A ^a   Otto, Matthias ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

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EID: 0039643687     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.56.R1314     Document Type: Article

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