Monte Carlo simulation of short chain branched polyolefins in the molten state

Macromolecules

Volumn 40, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 9640-9650

  Ramos, Javier ^a,b   Peristeras, Loukas D ^a,c   Theodorou, Doros N ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTO DE ESTRUCTURA DE LA MATERIA   (Spain)

^c Scienomics GmbH   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA;

INTERMOLECULAR LOCAL PACKING; MOLTEN STATE; SHORT CHAIN BRANCHED;

POLYOLEFINS;

EID: 38349169827     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma071615k     Document Type: Article

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