Rheology of Polymers with Nanofillers

Polymer Physics: From Suspensions to Nanocomposites and Beyond

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 639-708

  Utracki, Leszek A ^a   Sepehr, Maryam M ^a   Carreau, Pierre J ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

PNC rheological behavior and mathematical modeling for understanding nanocomposites; Polymer rheology with nanofillers rheology, assuming continuity, homogeneity and isotropy; Solid state viscoelastic behavior of molten CPNC, as part of melt rheology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856224035     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470600160.ch16     Document Type: Chapter

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