Computer simulation of copolymer phase behavior

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 117, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 10329-10338

  Schultz, Andrew J ^a   Hall, Carol K ^a   Genzer, Jan ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENTROPY; FREE ENERGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ORDER DISORDER TRANSITIONS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; VOLUME FRACTION;

INTERACTION STRENGTH; INTERNAL ENERGY; PACKING FRACTION; PERFORATED LAMELLAE; PHASE BEHAVIOR;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 0037045185     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1519839     Document Type: Article

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