Simulating the dynamics of polydisperse polymer blends: Upshot of polydispersity and reaction kinetics

Macromolecules

Volumn 38, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 8929-8938

  Buxton, Gavin A ^a   Clarke, Nigel ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; FREE ENERGY; LINEAR SYSTEMS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; PHASE SEPARATION; REACTION KINETICS;

POLYDISPERSE POLYMER BLENDS; POLYDISPERSE POLYMERIC SYSTEMS; POLYMER BLEND DYNAMICS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 27344447733     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma051136q     Document Type: Article

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