A Monte Carlo simulation scheme for nonideal dendrimers satisfying detailed balance

Macromolecules

Volumn 35, Issue 26, 2002, Pages 9799-9812

  Giupponi, G ^a   Buzza, D M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTRAMOLECULAR DENSITY; RADIUS OF GYRATION; SELF-CONSISTENT-FIELD THEORY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONOMERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; VISCOSITY;

DENDRIMERS;

EID: 0037126747     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma0203851     Document Type: Article

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