INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY POLYMER DIVISION* SUBCOMMITTEE ON STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF COMMERCIAL POLYMERS** GUIDELINES FOR RHEOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYAMIDE MELTS (IUPAC Technical Report)

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