Mechanisms of steady-shear rheology in polymer-nanoparticle composites

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 655-683

  Pryamitsyn, Victor ^a   Ganesan, Venkat ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER SLIP EFFECTS; POLYMER-NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITES; STEADY-SHEAR RHEOLOGY;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

RHEOLOGY;

EID: 33748694100     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.2234483     Document Type: Article

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