Effect of flow history on the structure of a non-polar polymer/clay nanocomposite model system

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1045-1056

  Mobuchon, Christophe ^a   Carreau, Pierre J ^a   Heuzey, Marie Claude ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flow history; Forward and reversal transient shear flows; Layered silicate; Linear viscoelasticity; Model suspension; Polymeric nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

FLOW MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR FLOW; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 34748896689     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-007-0188-5     Document Type: Article

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