Dispersing nanoparticles in a polymer matrix: Are long, dense polymer tethers really necessary?

Langmuir

Volumn 25, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 11239-11243

  Smith, Grant D ^a   Bedrov, Dmitry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL PARTICLE; DENSE LAYER; ENTROPIC INTERACTIONS; MATRIX; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; POLYMER MATRICES; REPULSIVE INTERACTIONS; TETHERED POLYMERS; THERMODYNAMICALLY STABLE;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMERS; TETHERLINES;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 70349912306     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la902329v     Document Type: Article

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