Nonequilibrium stretching dynamics of dilute and entangled linear polymers in extensional flow
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0377-0257
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2009.03.006