Elastic properties of randomly cross-linked polymers

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 5370-5376

  Barsky, Sandra J ^a   Plischke, Michael ^a   Joós, Béla ^b   Zhou, Zicong ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSSLINKING; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONOMERS;

CROSSLINKS; ELASTIC CONSTANTS; RANDOMLY CROSSLINKED POLYMERS; SHEAR MODULUS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 0030284007     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/physreve.54.5370     Document Type: Article

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