Assessment of morphology in transient and steady state regimes resulting from phase separation in polystyrene/poly(vinyl methyl ether) blend

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 877-889

  El Mabrouk, Khalil ^a   Bousmina, Mosto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Phase diagram; Phase separating morphology; Rheological properties

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; EMULSIONS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYSTYRENES; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 33747465061     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-005-0076-9     Document Type: Article

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