Modelling of auxetic networked polymers built from calix[4]arene building blocks

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 907-913

  Grima, J N ^a   Williams, J J ^b   Gatt, R ^a   Evans, K E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auxetic; Calix 4 arenes; Negative Poisson's ratios; Networked polymers

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

AUXETIC; CALIX[4]ARENES; NEGATIVE POISSON'S RATIO; NETWORKED POLYMERS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 29144508426     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020500392114     Document Type: Article

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