A Monte Carlo study of the second virial coefficient of semiflexible regular three-arm star polymers

Polymer Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1074-1080

  Ida, Daichi ^a   Yoshizaki, Takenao ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Freely rotating chain; Monte Carlo simulation; Regular three arm star polymer; Second virial coefficient; Semiflexible polymer

Indexed keywords

EQUATIONS OF STATE; PHOTORESISTS; POLYMERS; ROTATION; STIFFNESS;

FREELY ROTATING CHAIN; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; REGULAR THREE-ARM STAR POLYMER; SECOND VIRIAL COEFFICIENT; SEMIFLEXIBLE POLYMER;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 58149291979     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1295/polymj.PJ2008160     Document Type: Article

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