Relating rheology and molecular structure of model branched polystyrene melts by molecular stress function theory

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 489-503

  Wagner, M H ^a   Hepperle, J ^b   Munstedt H ^b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERIZATION; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRESS; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; STRAIN HARDENING; VISCOSITY;

MODEL BRANCHED POLYSTYRENE MELTS; MOLAR MASS; MOLECULAR STRESS FUNCTION (MSF); STRAIN ENERGY FUNCTION;

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 3042626412     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.1687786     Document Type: Article

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