Molecular dynamics simulation study of the effect of PMMA tacticity on free volume morphology in membranes

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 512-520

  Lu, Kun Tsung ^a   Tung, Kuo Lun ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Accessible Free Volume; Free Volume Morphology; Pcff Force Field; PMMA Membrane; Tacticity

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144554925     PISSN: 02561115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02706635     Document Type: Article

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