Extrusion of triblock and pentablock copolymers: Evolution of bulk and surface morphology

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 197-214

  Phatak, Alhad ^a   Macosko, Christopher W ^a   Bates, Frank S ^a   Hahn, Stephen F ^b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY RHEOMETERS; PENTABLOCK COPOLYMERS; POLY(CYCLOHEXYLETHYLENE);

EXTRUSION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYETHYLENES; PROFILOMETRY; RHEOMETERS; SHEAR STRESS;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 30344446316     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.1822928     Document Type: Article

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