Local and chain dynamics in miscible polymer blends: A Monte Carlo simulation study

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 124, Issue 17, 2006, Pages

  Luettmer Strathmann, Jutta ^a   Mantina, Manjeera ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b The University of Akron   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION DEPENDENCE; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; MISCIBLE BLENDS; SELF-DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS;

DIFFUSION; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SOLUBILITY;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 34547649640     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2189244     Document Type: Article

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