X-ray scattering measurements of particle orientation in a sheared polymer/clay dispersion

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-16

  Pujari, Saswati ^a   Dougherty, Leah ^a   Mobuchon, Christophe ^b   Carreau, Pierre J ^b   Heuzey, Marie Claude ^b   Burghardt, Wesley R ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nanocomposite; Particle orientation; X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751574070     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-010-0492-3     Document Type: Article

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