Monte Carlo simulation study of the kinetics of brush formation by irreversible adsorption of telechelic polymers onto a solid substrate

Langmuir

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 664-675

  Smith, Grant D ^a   Zhang, Ye ^a   Yin, Fang ^a   Bedrov, Dmitry ^a   Dadmun, M D ^b   Huang, Zhenyu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX BRUSH FORMATION; TELECHELIC POLYMER CHAINS;

ADSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SUBSTRATES;

POLYMERS;

EID: 31644449203     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la051750v     Document Type: Article

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