Unraveling How Plastic Flows (2 of 4) (IMAGE)

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Unraveling How Plastic Flows (2 of 4)

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A diagram of the project goal to join up chemistry to molecular mix to flow properties (rheology) to processing. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Sept. 30, 2011, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. D.J. Read of R.H. Medema at University of Leeds in Leeds, UK, and colleagues was titled, "Linking Models of Polymerization and Dynamics to Predict Branched Polymer Structure and Flow."

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Image courtesy of Durham University for the MuPP collaboration

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