Influence of cross-linking density on the glass transition and structure of chemically cross-linked PVA: A molecular dynamics study

Macromolecular Theory and Simulations

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 317-327

  Bermejo, Javier Sacristan ^a   Ugarte, Carmen Mijangos ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cross linked polymers; Mechanical properties; Molecular simulation; Poly(vinyl alcohol); Structure property relationships

Indexed keywords

CHAIN PACKING; CROSS-LINKED POLYMERS; CROSS-LINKED PVA; CROSS-LINKING DEGREE; CROSS-LINKING DENSITY; CUTOFF DISTANCE; ENERGY COMPONENTS; HIGH-TEMPERATURE ANNEALING; MOLECULAR ENERGIES; MOLECULAR SIMULATION; NETWORK TOPOLOGY; SPECIFIC VOLUME; STRUCTURE/PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS;

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; GLASS; HYDROGEN; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYMERS;

GLASS TRANSITION;

EID: 70349287719     PISSN: 10221344     EISSN: 15213919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mats.200900032     Document Type: Article

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