Mathematical modelling and computer simulation of linear polymer degradation: Simple scissions

Macromolecular Theory and Simulations

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 453-473

  Bose, Sonia M ^a,c   Git, Yoav ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c 127 Carlton Towers ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Degradation; Mathematical; Modeling; Polymer; Simulations

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGRADATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

LINEAR POLYMER DEGRADATION; POLYMER AGEING PROCESSES; POLYMER CHAIN LENGTH DISTRIBUTION (PCLD); STRUCUTRAL INTEGRITY;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

POLYMER;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROBABILITY; REACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 4544352594     PISSN: 10221344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mats.200300036     Document Type: Article

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