Spinodal Decomposition of Polymer Mixtures: A Monte Carlo Simulation

Macromolecules

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 578-592

  Sariban, A ^a   Binder, K ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS - MONTE CARLO METHODS; PLASTICS BLENDS - SEPARATION;

MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; SPINOIDAL DECOMPOSITION;

POLYMERS;

EID: 0025800697     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: 15205835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma00002a037     Document Type: Article

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