An iterative method for producing equilibrated symmetric three-arm star polymer melts in molecular dynamics

Macromolecular Theory and Simulations

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-53

  Subramanian, Gopinath ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

branched; computer modeling; molecular dynamics; polymer melt; star polymers

Indexed keywords

AFFINE SCALING; BRANCHED; BRANCHED POLYMER; COMPUTER MODELING; INTERNAL LENGTH SCALE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; STAR POLYMERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ITERATIVE METHODS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SCALES (WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS); STARS;

POLYMER MELTS;

EID: 78751652637     PISSN: 10221344     EISSN: 15213919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mats.201000062     Document Type: Article

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