Shear-induced order effects in bi-soft segment urethane/urea elastomers

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 365, Issue , 2001, Pages 447-457

  Godinho, M H ^a   Figueirinhas, J L ^b,c   Zhao, C T ^b,d   De Pinho, M N ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIA DOS MATERIAIS   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^c Centro de Fisica da Materia Condensada   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Band textures; Bisoft segment; Light scattering; Optical microscopy; Shear effects; Urethane urea elastomers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344497062     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587250108025324     Document Type: Article

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