A hierarchical algorithm for predicting the linear viscoelastic properties of polymer melts with long-chain branching

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 319-330

  Park, Seung Joon ^a,b   Shanbhag, Sachin ^a   Larson, Ronald G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b LG Chemical Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dynamic dilution theory; Linear viscoelastic properties; Long chain branched polymers; Polydispersity; Tube model

Indexed keywords

VISCOELASTIC FLOW;

EID: 12144271674     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-004-0415-2     Document Type: Article

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