Molecular simulations of crosslinking process of thermosetting polymers

Polymer

Volumn 51, Issue 25, 2010, Pages 6058-6070

  Li, Chunyu ^a   Strachan, Alejandro ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Molecular dynamics simulations; Polymerization; Thermoset polymer

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CURING; GLASS TRANSITION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; REACTION RATES; STRAIN ENERGY; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMOSETS;

COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; CROSS-LINKING PROCESS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; PRIMARY AND SECONDARY AMINE; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; THERMOSET POLYMERS; THERMOSETTING POLYMERS;

CROSSLINKING;

EID: 78649335341     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2010.10.033     Document Type: Article

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