Effect of block number on multiblock copolymer lamellae alignment under oscillatory shear

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1231-1252

  Wu, Lifeng ^a   Lodge, Timothy P ^a   Bates, Frank S ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Block copolymer; Large amplitude oscillatory shear (LAOS)

Indexed keywords

EFFECT OF BLOCK NUMBER; LARGE AMPLITUDE OSCILLATORY SHEAR (LAOS); PARALLEL ORIENTATION; UNDECABLOCK COPOLYMERS;

ALIGNMENT; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OSCILLATIONS; SHEAR STRESS; VISCOUS FLOW; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 30944450474     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.2048744     Document Type: Article

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