Effects of the polydispersity on the viscoelasticity of low molecular weight polymers

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 477-482

  Majesté, Jean Charles ^a   Allal, Ahmed ^a   Montfort, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

Author keywords

Blends; Polymers; Unentangled chains; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

BINARY MIXTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMER MELT; RHEOLOGY; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0142249478     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-003-0302-2     Document Type: Article

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