Simulated annealing study of self-assembly of symmetric ABA triblock copolymers confined in cylindrical nanopores

Macromolecular Theory and Simulations

Volumn 17, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 86-102

  Wang, Zheng ^a   Li, Baohui ^a   Jin, Qinghua ^a   Ding, Datong ^a   Shi, An Chang ^b  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ABA triblock copolymer; Annealing simulation; Cylindrical nanopore; Microstructure; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ANNEALING; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FORECASTING; MECHANISMS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOPORES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMERS; SELF ASSEMBLY;

AB DIBLOCK COPOLYMERS; ABA TRIBLOCK COPOLYMER; ABA TRIBLOCK COPOLYMERS; ANNEALING SIMULATION; ASSEMBLING PROCESSES; CYLINDRICAL NANOPORE; CYLINDRICAL NANOPORES; DEGREE OF CONFINEMENTS; MORPHO-LOGIES; STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS; STRUCTURE PARAMETERS; TRIBLOCKS;

SIMULATED ANNEALING;

EID: 55349142162     PISSN: 10221344     EISSN: 15213919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mats.200700069     Document Type: Article

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