The role of nonlinear friction in the dewetting of thin polymer films

Europhysics Letters

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 906-912

  Vilmin, T ^a   Raphael E ^a   Damman, P ^b   Sclavons, S ^b   Gabriele, S ^b,c   Hamieh, M ^d,e   Reiter, G ^d  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^c MATERIA NOVA RESEARCH CENTER   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE HAUTE ALSACE   (France)

^e LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

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EID: 33645153751     PISSN: 02955075     EISSN: 12864854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1209/epl/i2005-10480-8     Document Type: Article

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