Unexpected giant elasticity in side-chain liquid-crystal polymer melts: A new approach for the understanding of shear-induced phase transitions

Europhysics Letters

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 983-989

  Mendil, H ^a   Baroni, P ^a   Noirez, L ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE LÉON BRILLOUIN   (France)

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EID: 29144530587     PISSN: 02955075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1209/epl/i2004-10552-3     Document Type: Article

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