Numerical simulation of polymer nanocomposites using self-consistent mean-field model

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 121, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 10766-10777

  Kim, K ^a,b   Utracki, L A ^b   Kamal, M R ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLAMMABILITY; INTERCALATION COMPOUNDS; MIXTURES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

CLAY DISPERSION; CLAY PLATELETS; MEAN-FIELD MODEL; POLYMERIC NANOCOMPOSITES (PNC);

POLYMERS;

EID: 10844282654     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1794636     Document Type: Article

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