Matrix-induced nanoparticle interactions in a polymer melt: A molecular dynamics simulation study

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 10438-10447

  Bedrov, Dmitry ^a   Smith, Grant D ^a   Smith, James S ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ENTROPY; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLTEN MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PRESSURE; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

ATHERMAL SYSTEM; MATRIX-INDUCED NANOPARTICLE INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; POLYMER MELT; POTENTIAL OF MEAN FORCE;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0344667440     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1615965     Document Type: Article

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