Viscoelastic behaviour and flow instabilities of biodegradable poly (ε-caprolactone) polyesters

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 179-192

  Noroozi, Nazbanoo ^a   Thomson, Jaclyn A ^a   Noroozi, Nader ^a   Schafer, Laurel L ^a   Hatzikiriakos, Savvas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polyester; K BKZ constitutive model; Melt fracture; Poly ( caprolactone); Processing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856231936     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-011-0586-6     Document Type: Article

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