Strain hardening behavior of polymer blends with fibril morphology

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 202-208

  Hong, Joung Sook ^a   Ahn, Kyung Hyun ^a   Lee, Seung Jong ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fibril morphology; Polymer blend; Strain hardening; Uniaxial extension

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER BLENDS; RIGIDITY; STRAIN HARDENING; VISCOSITY;

EID: 31444434025     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-005-0015-9     Document Type: Article

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