Morphology development of a polystyrene/polymethylmethacrylate blend during start-up of uniaxial elongational flow

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 897-918

  Oosterlinck, F ^a   Mours, M ^b   Laun, H M ^b   Moldenaers, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; POLYSTYRENES; QUENCHING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR FLOW;

DROPLET DEFORMATION; UNIAXIAL FLOW;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 31144433533     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.1940642     Document Type: Article

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