Monte-Carlo modeling of dense polymer melts near nanoparticles

Polymer

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1062-1066

  Termonia, Yves ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Modeling; Monte Carlo; Nanoparticle

Indexed keywords

MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NANOPARTICLES;

HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; INTERFACIAL REGION; MONTE CARLO MODEL; MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES; NEAREST NEIGHBORS; POLYMER CHAIN CONFORMATION; POLYMER PROPERTIES; RADIUS OF GYRATION;

POLYMER MELTS;

CRYSTALLINE ORIENTATION; DENSITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYMER MELT; POLYMER PROPERTY; SIMULATION;

EID: 59349085729     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2008.12.032     Document Type: Article

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