Self-diffusion coefficient of ring polymers in semidilute solution

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 2370-2379

  Iyer, Balaji V S ^a,b   Shanbhag, Sachin ^c,d   Juvekar, Vinay A ^b   Lele, Ashish K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^c FAMU FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Macrocycles; Monte Carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; EXCLUDED VOLUMES; HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS; LINEAR CHAINS; LINEAR POLYMERS; MACROCYCLES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; RING POLYMERS; SCALING ARGUMENTS; SCALING RELATIONS; SEMIDILUTE SOLUTIONS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SOLUTIONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ABS RESINS;

EID: 55349104130     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/polb.21569     Document Type: Article

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