A unified model for polystyrene-nanorod and polystyrene-nanoplatelet melt composites

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1061-1076

  Kagarise, Christopher ^a   Koelling, Kurt W ^a   Wang, Yingru ^a   Bechtel, Stephen E ^a  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Nanoclays; Nanocomposite; Nanostructure; Orientationtensor; Rheology

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; HYDRODYNAMICS; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMER MATRIX; POLYMER MELTS; POLYSTYRENES; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 56549096005     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-008-0307-y     Document Type: Article

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