Brownian dynamics and kinetic Monte Carlo simulation in emulsion polymerization

Computer Aided Chemical Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue , 2008, Pages 769-774

  Hernandez, Hugo F ^a   Tauer, Klaus ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brownian Dynamics Simulation; Emulsion Polymerization; Kinetic Monte Carlo simulation; Multiscale Modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 52749091064     PISSN: 15707946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1570-7946(08)80134-4     Document Type: Article

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