A frictional molecular model for the viscoelasticity of entangled polymer nanocomposites

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 132-141

  Sarvestani, Alireza S ^a   Picu, Catalin R ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Polymer nanocomposites; Topological and energetic constraint release

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL RELAXATION; FILLERS; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; VISCOELASTICITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

EID: 31444444683     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-005-0002-1     Document Type: Article

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