Molecular dynamics simulation of diffusion of O2 and CO 2 in blends of amorphous poly(ethylene terephthalate) and related polyesters

Polymer

Volumn 46, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 6135-6147

  Pavel, Dumitru ^a,b   Shanks, Robert ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Free volume; Molecular dynamics simulation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYMER BLENDS;

DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; FREE VOLUME DISTRIBUTION; POLYMER DYNAMICS; POLYMERIC FOAMS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

POLYMER;

EID: 21744431679     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2005.05.085     Document Type: Article

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