Discrepancies between linear viscoelastic measurements and double-reptation predictions for commercial polystyrene samples

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 213-221

  Guzmán, Job D ^a   Mangnus, Marc ^b   Aerts, Peter ^b   Mes, Edwin ^b   Kaschta, Joachim ^c   Pierini, Pete ^a  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^b DOW BENELUX B V   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Double reptation; Linear viscoelasticity; Molecular weight distribution

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; POLYDISPERSITY; POLYSTYRENES; RHEOLOGY; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 41149106042     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-007-0233-4     Document Type: Article

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