Mesoscale modelling: Recent developments and applications to nanocomposites, drug delivery and precipitation membranes

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 198-214

  Maiti, Amitesh ^a   Wescott, James ^b   Goldbeck Wood, Gerhard ^b,c  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Accelrys Limited UK   (United Kingdom)

^c Nanotechnology Consortium   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion; DPD; Membranes; MesoDyn; Mesoscale modelling; Molecular modelling; Nanocomposites; Nanotubes; Solvent exchange

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOTUBES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYMER BLENDS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOLUTIONS;

MESOSCALE MODELING; MOLECULAR MODELING; SOLVENT-EXCHANGE;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

EID: 29144467865     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2005.008059     Document Type: Article

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