Viscometric investigation of aggregate formation in dilute conjugated polymer solutions

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 641-656

  Hua, Chi C ^a   Chen, Chien L ^a   Chang, Chi W ^a   Lee, Cheng K ^a   Chen, Show A ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; CHARACTERIZATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; KINETIC THEORY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; RHEOLOGY; SOLUTIONS;

CONSTANT-TEMPERATURE AGING; RHEOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS;

VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 31144432039     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.1879040     Document Type: Review

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