Molecular-dynamics simulation of model polymer nanocomposite rheology and comparison with experiment

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 123, Issue 19, 2005, Pages

  Kairn, T ^a   Daivis, P J ^a   Ivanov, I ^a   Bhattacharya, S N ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE RHEOLOGY; SHEAR RATE; SHEAR THINNING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILLERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 27744534895     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2110047     Document Type: Article

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