Effects of compatibilization on rheological properties of PS/PB blends and investigation of Doi-Ohta scaling relationship in double start-up of shear experiments

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 983-993

  Ansari, Mahmoud ^a   Haghtalab, Ali ^a,b   Semsarzadeh, Mohammad Ali ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b University of Qatar ^*  (Qatar)

Author keywords

Doi Ohta theory; Immiscible polymer blend; Polybutadiene; Polystyrene; Rheology

Indexed keywords

POLYBUTADIENES; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYSTYRENES; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 33747460676     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-005-0044-4     Document Type: Article

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