Effects of molecular weight and volume fraction on rheological properties of PDMS-grafted alumina in PDMS melts

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 331-351

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

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Alumina filler; Equation; Interparticle forces; Polymer melts; Rheology

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA FILLERS; ALUMINA PARTICLES; CHARACTERISTIC RELAXATION TIME; COLLOIDAL PARTICLE; EQUATION; GRAFT DENSITY; GRAFTED LAYERS; HYDRODYNAMIC VOLUMES; INORGANIC OXIDES; INTERPARTICLE FORCE; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; POLYMER GRAFTING; RELATIVE VISCOSITY; REPULSIVE FORCES; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SHEAR-RATE; STERIC BARRIER; VAN DER WAALS ATTRACTION; VISCOUS FORCES; VOLUME FRACTION DEPENDENCE;

ALUMINA; FILLED POLYMERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMER MELTS; RELAXATION TIME; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR VISCOSITY; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 84855953152     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.3539999     Document Type: Article

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