Polymer chain generation for coarse-grained models using radical-like polymerization

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 128, Issue 23, 2008, Pages

  Perez, Michel ^a   Lame, Olivier ^a   Leonforte, Fabien ^a   Barrat, Jean Louis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MONOMERS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS;

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS (AIP); COARSE GRAINED MODELING; DIBLOCK; MEAN SQUARE (MS); NANOSTRUCTURED POLYMERS; POLYDISPERSE; POLYMER CHAINS; RADICAL POLYMERIZATIONS; RADIUS OF GYRATION; RESIDUAL MONOMERS; STATIC PROPERTIES; TRI BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

POLYMER MELTS;

EID: 47249095413     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2936839     Document Type: Article

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