Characterization of sparsely long chain branched polycarbonate by a combination of solution, rheology and simulation methods

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 949-973

  Van Ruymbeke, E ^a,c   Kaivez, A ^b,d   Hagenaars, A ^b,e   Daoust, D ^b   Godard, P ^b,d   Keunings, R ^a   Bailly, C ^b  

^a Catholic University of Louvain   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE   (Greece)

^d FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^e General Electric Plastics   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Linear viscoelasticity; Monte Carlo simulation; Polycarbonate; Solution characterization; Sparse long chain branching; Tube models

Indexed keywords

LINEAR VISCOELASTICITY; SOLUTION CHARACTERIZATION; SPARSE LONG CHAIN BRANCHING; TUBE MODELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RHEOLOGY; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; SOLUTIONS; VISCOSITY;

POLYCARBONATES;

EID: 33750922893     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.2357188     Document Type: Article

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