A full-chain constitutive model for bidisperse blends of linear polymers

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 823-873

  Read, D J ^a   Jagannathan, K ^a   Sukumaran, S K ^a   Auhl, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; COUPLINGS; ELASTICITY; POLYMERS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CONSTRAINT RELEASE; CONTOUR LENGTH FLUCTUATIONS; LINEAR POLYMERS; LINEAR RHEOLOGY; LOCAL CONSTRAINTS; NONLINEAR RHEOLOGY; PHYSICAL PICTURES; STRETCH RELAXATION;

CHAINS;

EID: 85013998809     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: 15208516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.4707948     Document Type: Article

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