Determining polymer molecular weight distributions from rheological properties using the dual-constraint model

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 689-700

  Pattamaprom, Cattaleeya ^a   Larson, Ronald G ^b   Sirivat, Anuvat ^c  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Double reptation model; Dual constraint model; Molecular weight distribution; Rheology

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 48749131919     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-008-0264-5     Document Type: Article

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