Primitive chain network simulations for branched polymers

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 297-303

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

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Branch pointmobility; Branched polymers; Brownian dynamics simulation; Entanglements; Primitive chain network model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY; TOPOLOGY; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 33751220999     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-006-0112-4     Document Type: Article

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