Thermal cross-linking of poly(vinyl methyl ether). II. Rheological behavior at the gel point

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics

Volumn 43 B, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 655-670

  Madbouly, Samy A ^a   Ougizawa, Toshiaki ^b  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Cross linking process; Gel point; Poly(vinyl methyl ether); Rheological behavior

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CROSSLINKING; ELASTIC MODULI; GELATION; GELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; THERMAL EFFECTS; VISCOSITY;

GEL POINT; POLY(VINYL METHYL ETHER); RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR; THERMOSETTING POLYMERS;

ETHERS;

EID: 3042547185     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MB-120030012     Document Type: Article

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