Chain entanglements and fracture energy in interfaces between immiscible polymers

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 8140-8149

  Silvestri, Leonardo ^a   Brown, Hugh R ^b   Carrà, Stefano ^c   Carrà, Sergio ^d  

^a SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c Mapei SpA   (Italy)

^d POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

FRACTURE ENERGY;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 0242384193     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1610444     Document Type: Article

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