Predicting the mechanical and electrical properties of nanocomposites formed from polymer blends and nanorods

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 249-257

  Buxton, Gavin A ^a   Balazs, Anna C ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Brownian dynamics; Cahn Hilliard theory; Nanocomposites; Polymer blends

Indexed keywords

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

BROWNIAN DYNAMICS; CAHN-HILLIARD THEORY; CHARGE TRANSPORT; SPHERICAL INCLUSIONS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 4944227715     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020310001659142     Document Type: Conference Paper

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