Biased hooking for primitive chain network simulations of block copolymers

Korea Australia Rheology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-102

  Masubuchi, Yuichi ^a   Ianniruberto, Giovanni ^b   Marrucci, Giuseppe ^b   Greco, Francesco ^c  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

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EID: 33745985209     PISSN: 1226119X     EISSN: 1226119X     Source Type: Journal    
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