Rheological Behavior of Rubber Nanocomposites

Rubber Nanocomposites: Preparation, Properties, and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 353-390

  Cassagnau, Philippe ^a,b   Barrès, Claire ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b Laboratoire des Materiaux Polymeres et des Biomateriaux UMR 5627   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Payne effect; Rubber nanocomposites; Shear and extensional rheology; Thixotropy; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885995920     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470823477.ch14     Document Type: Chapter

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