Using rheometry to determine nucleation density in a colored system containing a nucleating agent

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 50, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 909-915

  Ma, Zhe ^a   Steenbakkers, Rudi J A ^a   Giboz, Julien ^b   Peters, Gerrit W M ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Flow induced crystallization; Nucleating agent; Nucleation; Polymer crystallization; Rheometry; Shear

Indexed keywords

EID: 81555214522     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-010-0506-1     Document Type: Article

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