Molecular simulation of polymeric networks and gels: Phase behavior and swelling

Physics Report

Volumn 318, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 85-112

  Escobedo, Fernando A ^a   De Pablo, Juan J ^b  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

31.15.Qg; 61.25.Hq; 61.43.Bn; Crosslinked polymers; Monte Carlo; Swelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002899448     PISSN: 03701573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0370-1573(99)00012-5     Document Type: Review

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