Rheological characterization of polymer melts in shear and extension : measurement reliability and data for practical processing

i PREFACE iii LIST OF ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS iv AUTHOR’S CONTRIBUTION iv LIST OF SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS vi

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