Dynamic rheology of the immiscible blends of liquid crystalline polymers and flexible chain polymers

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 105-115

  Yu, Wei ^a   Wu, Youjun ^a   Yu, Ruobing ^a   Zhou, Chixing ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dynamic rheology; Liquid crystalline polymer; Polymer blend

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; ELASTIC MODULI; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE COMPOSITION; POLYMER BLENDS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; SOLUBILITY; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 31444448284     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-005-0453-4     Document Type: Article

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