A mesoscopic tube model of polymer/layered silicate nanocomposites

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 317-331

  Eslami, Hassan ^a   Grmela, Miroslav ^a   Bousmina, Mosto ^b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c HASSAN II ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Nanocomposite; Rheological model; Tube model

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DATA; LOW FREQUENCY; MESOSCOPIC MODELS; MESOSCOPIC TUBES; POLYMER MOLECULE; POLYMER/LAYERED SILICATES; RHEOLOGICAL MODELS; SHEAR RATES; STEADY SHEAR FLOW; TUBE MODEL;

NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SILICATES; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

POLYMER MELTS;

EID: 63449098317     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-008-0321-0     Document Type: Article

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