Atomistic molecular-dynamics simulations of the size and shape of polyethylene in hexane at infinite dilution

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 122, Issue 20, 2005, Pages

  Zifferer, Gerhard ^a   Kornherr, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; BOND LENGTH; INTRAMOLECULAR FORCES; POLYMER MOLECULES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONOMERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 20844449594     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1924479     Document Type: Article

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