Models of irregular hyperbranched polymers: Topological disorder and mechanical response

Macromolecular Theory and Simulations

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 538-545

  Koslowski, Thorsten ^a   Jurjiu, Aurel ^a   Blumen, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Branched; Dendrimers; Disorder; Rheology; Theory

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DENDRIMERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; RHEOLOGY; SWITCHING THEORY; TOPOLOGY;

HYPERBRANCHED MACROMOLECULES; HYPERBRANCHED POLYMERS; MACROMOLECULAR DYNAMICS; TOPOLOGICAL DISORDER;

POLYMERS;

EID: 33748455864     PISSN: 10221344     EISSN: 15213919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mats.200600004     Document Type: Article

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