Branched structure formation in free radical polymerization of vinyl acetate

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 671-681

  Tobita, Hidetaka ^a   Hatanaka, Koji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Branching density distribution; Long chain branching; Molecular weight distribution; Monte Carlo method; Radius of gyration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSSLINKING; ESTERS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; MOLECULES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SAMPLING;

BRANCH POINTS; BRANCHED STRUCTURE FORMATION; BRANCHING DENSITY DISTRIBUTION; CHAIN TRANSFER TO POLYMER; POLYRADICALS; TERMINAL DOUBLE BOND POLYMERIZATION; VINYL ACETATE; ZIMM-STOCKMAYER EQUATION;

FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0030110410     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0488(199603)34:4<671::AID-POLB7>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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