A50mmroughsurface
cone-plate measuringgeometrywasusedtopreventsampleslip-
page. Thetemperatureofallmeasurementswaskeptconstantat
298 K.Thegapandstainweresetat1.0mmand1.0%.Oscillatory
shear responses(G or storagemodulus,andG or lossmodulus)
were determinedat0.1Paoverthefrequencyrangeofsteadyshear
tests overashareraterangeof0.063–63rads−1. Thetestconditions
were insidethelinearityrangeoftheviscoelasticproperties.