Flow induced coating of fluoropolymer additives: Development of frustrated total internal reflection imaging

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1523-1545

  Kharchenko, S B ^a   McGuiggan, P M ^a   Migler, K B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; COATINGS; EXTRUSION; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

FLUOROPOLYMER PROCESSING ADDITIVES; SHARKSKIN; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION IMAGING;

RHEOLOGY;

EID: 0346306229     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.1619375     Document Type: Article

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