A hybrid model for molecular-dynamics simulations of semiflexible main-chain liquid-crystalline polymer melts

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 123, Issue 24, 2005, Pages

  Yung, K L ^a   He, Lan ^a,b   Xu, Yan ^a   Shen, Y W ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYBRID MODEL; MESOGENIC ELEMENTS; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; POLYMER MELTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MELTING;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 29744450925     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2145758     Document Type: Article

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