Shear flow behavior of a dynamically symmetric polymeric bicontinuous microemulsion

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1027-1046

  Zhou, Ning ^a   Bates, Frank S ^a   Lodge, Timothy P ^a   Burghardt, Wesley R ^b  

^a University of Minnesota

^b Northwestern University

Author keywords

Polymeric bicontinuous microemulsion; Rheology; Shear thickening; Shear induced phase separation

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; MICROEMULSIONS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; STRAIN HARDENING;

OSCILLATORY SHEAR; POLYMERIC BICONTINUOUS MICROEMULSION; SHEAR INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION; SHEAR THICKENING;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 34548280316     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.2750668     Document Type: Article

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