Objetivo The aim of this project is to analyse, both theoretically and experimentally, the anisotropic relaxation functions inherent to heterophase materials (e.g. incompatible blends) as well as homophase individual polymeric melts and solutions. One can distinguish the following steps in the project:- Constructing and improving experimental devices for the direct measurement of 2D dependencies of the storage and loss dynamic moduli as a function of frequency under small-amplitude oscillating shear in different directions superperimposed on steady shear flow. The mechanical tests will be supported by direct observation of morphology evolution of polymer blends;- An appropriate selection of the materials under consideration, including individual polymer solutions; lyotropic and thermotropic blends of incompatible polymers; liquid precursors of nanocomposites; associative polymers and amphiphilic block-copolymers;- Joint investigations of the "morphology-anisotropic rheology" relationships for selected systems, comparison of results obtained by different methods and initiation of general physical explanations for the phenomena observed;- Creation of rheological constitutive equations both on the phenomenological and a molecular basis for the description of anisotropic viscoelastic functions keeping in mind thermodynamically stipulated anisotropy (LC systems), anisotropy of dispersed phase droplets and orientation of fillers particles. Generation of calculation methods of anisotropic relaxation spectra and their comparison with experimental data;- Preparation of final products from blends of thermoplastics, blends containing an LC component, thermoplastics filled by anisodiametric particulate particles, and measurement of their anisotropic mechanical characteristics with subsequent interrelation with the rheological behaviour during processing. Programa(s) IC-INTAS - International Association for the promotion of cooperation with scientists from the independent states of the former Soviet Union (INTAS), 1993- Tema(s) 3 - Chemistry OPEN - OPEN Call Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación Data not available Coordinador Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección De croylaan 46 3001 Leuven Bélgica Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (5) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Ucrania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Khar'kovskoye shosse 48 02160 Kiev Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Petersburg State University Rusia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Khar'kovskoye shosse 48 198504 St. petergof, s-petersburg Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Russian Academy of Sciences Rusia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Leninsky pr. 29 117912 Moscow Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos TNO Dutch Organisation for Applied Research Países Bajos Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 5600 AN Eindhoven Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Universita degli studi di Napoli Italia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Piazzale tecchio, 80 80125 Napoli Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos