Dewetting of thin viscoelastic polymer films on slippery substrates

Europhysics Letters

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 781-787

  Vilmin, T ^a   Raphael E ^a  

^a l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

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EID: 28844439396     PISSN: 02955075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1209/epl/i2005-10312-y     Document Type: Article

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