The role of interfacial elasticity on the rheological behavior of polymer blends

Korea Australia Rheology Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-29

  Silva, Jorge M ^a   Machado, Ana V ^a   Moldenaers, Paula ^b   Maia, João M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Compatibilization; Interfacial elasticity; Polymer blends; Stress relaxation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955582068     PISSN: 1226119X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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