Molecular dynamics of atactic polypropylene melts

Macromolecules

Volumn 31, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 7944-7952

  Antoniadis, Stelios J ^a   Samara, Christina T ^a   Theodorou, Doros N ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; FUNCTIONS; HYDROGEN BONDS; ISOMERIZATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLTEN MATERIALS; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUBILITY; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTION;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 0032480715     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma9807318     Document Type: Article

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