Effect of vinyl acetate content and silicate loading on EVA nanocomposites under shear and extensional flow

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-108

  Pasanovic Zujo, Vanja ^a   Gupta, Rahul Kumar ^a   Bhattacharya, Satinath N ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

EVA; Exfoliation; Extensional rheology; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE; EXTENSIONAL FLOW; NANOCOMPOSITE; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 2342440083     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-003-0324-9     Document Type: Article

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