Molecular dynamics simulation of size-dependent structural and thermal properties of polymer nanofibers

Macromolecules

Volumn 40, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 8483-8489

  Curgul, Sezen ^a   Van Vliet, Krystyn J ^a   Rutledge, Gregory C ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS POLYMER NANOFIBERS; POLYMER NANOFIBERS; SIZE-DEPENDENT STRUCTURE;

FILM THICKNESS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYETHYLENES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

NANOFIBERS;

EID: 36348988536     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma0714666     Document Type: Article

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