Monte Carlo simulation of the phase separation dynamics of polymer blends in the presence of block copolymers. 1. Effect of the interaction energy and chain length of the block copolymers

Macromolecules

Volumn 29, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 7204-7211

  Jo, Won Ho ^a   Kim, Seung Hyun ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYMER BLENDS; REACTION KINETICS; SURFACE TENSION;

CHAIN LENGTHS; DYNAMICAL SCALING LAW; HOMOPOLYMERS; INTERACTION ENERGY; RETARDATION EFFECT;

PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 0030260983     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma9514176     Document Type: Article

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