An Atomistic Model of the Amorphous Glassy Polycarbonate of 4,4′-Isopropylidenediphenol

Macromolecules

Volumn 24, Issue 22, 1991, Pages 5962-5969

  Hutnik, M ^a   Gentile, F T ^b,c   Ludovice, P J ^b,d   Suter, U W ^a,b   Argon, A S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Cellular Transplants Inc ^*  (United States)

^d Polygen Corp ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY - MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS - AMORPHOUS;

ATOMISTIC MODEL; BISPHENOL A POLYCARBONATE; CHAIN CONFORMATIONS; GLASSY POLYCARBONATE; ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; POTENTIAL ENERGY MINIMIZATION;

POLYCARBONATES;

EID: 0026242901     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: 15205835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma00022a011     Document Type: Article

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