Rheology of surface-modified titania nanoparticles dispersed in PDMS melts: The significance of the power law

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-43

  Ndong, Rose S ^a   Russel, William B ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORBED LAYERS; ALKYL GROUPS; BINARY BLENDS; CUT-OFF; INTERACTION FORCES; LONG CHAINS; MICROSCALE DYNAMICS; OCTADECYL; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; POLYMER ADSORPTION; POLYMER BRUSHES; POWER LAW; RELATIVE VISCOSITY; SHEAR-RATE; SURFACE-MODIFIED; TIO; TITANIA NANOPARTICLES; VAN DER WAALS ATTRACTION;

ADSORPTION; DISPERSIONS; ELASTICITY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MICROCHANNELS; NANOPARTICLES; RHEOLOGY; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VAN DER WAALS FORCES; VISCOSITY;

SILICONES;

EID: 84855915627     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.3669646     Document Type: Article

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