Steady-state behavior of dilute polymers in elongational flow. Dependence of the critical elongational rate on chain length, hydrodynamic interaction, and excluded volume

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 339-358

  Hernandez Cifre J G ^a   Garcia De La Torre J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 0042014801     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.550987     Document Type: Article

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