Molecular dynamics simulation of a flexible polymer network in a liquid crystal solvent; structure and equilibrium properties

Polymer

Volumn 45, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 4857-4866

  Darinskii, Anatoly A ^a   Zarembo, Anna ^b   Balabaev, Nikolai K ^c   Neelov, Igor M ^a,b,d   Sundholm, Franciska ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS OF BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flexible polymer network; Liquid crystals; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SOLVENTS;

POLYMER NETWORKS; VALENCE BONDS;

POLYMERS;

POLYMER; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; COVALENT BOND; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; LINEAR SYSTEM; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PERIODICITY; PHASE TRANSITION; POLYMERIZATION; SIMULATION; SOLVENT EFFECT;

POLYMER SCIENCE;

EID: 3042551970     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2004.05.001     Document Type: Article

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