Effective interaction parameter of linear/star polymer blends and comparison with that of linear/linear and star/star blends

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 126, Issue 17, 2007, Pages

  Theodorakis, P E ^a   Avgeropoulos, A ^a   Freire, J J ^b   Kosmas, M ^a   Vlahos, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL LATTICES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MIXTURES; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

BOND FLUCTUATION MODEL; CUBIC LATTICES; DENSE POLYMER MIXTURES; STAR BLENDS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 34248142821     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2731786     Document Type: Article

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