A note on the melt strength of liquid crystalline polymer

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1087-1093

  Wagner, M H ^a   Ixner, Th ^a   Geiger, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

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EID: 0342574350     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.550826     Document Type: Article

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