Direct molecular dynamics simulation of branch point motion in asymmetric star polymer melts

Macromolecules

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3443-3449

  Zhou, Qiang ^a   Larson, Ronald G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC STAR POLYMERS; BRANCH POINT MOTION; ROUSE CHAIN; SHORT-ARM RELAXATION TIME;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; RELAXATION TIME; VISUALIZATION;

POLYMER MELTS;

EID: 34248595125     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma070072b     Document Type: Article

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