A molecular dynamics study of the effect of ethyl branches on the orthorhombic structure of polyethylene

Polymer

Volumn 46, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 11019-11034

  Phillips, T L ^a   Hanna, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Branched polyethylene; Computer simulation; Orthorhombic phase

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; PARAFFINS; POLYETHYLENES;

BRANCHED POLYETHYLENE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; ORTHORHOMBIC PHASE; POLYETHYLENE CRYSTALS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

POLYMER SCIENCE;

EID: 27444436345     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2005.09.018     Document Type: Article

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