Percolation of trace amounts of linear polymers in melts of cyclic polymers

Macromolecular Theory and Simulations

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 205-211

  Vasquez, Rafael ^a   Shanbhag, Sachin ^b  

^a FAMU FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

blends; bond fluctuation model; cyclic polymers; percolation

Indexed keywords

BLENDS; BOND FLUCTUATION MODEL; CYCLIC POLYMER; LINEAR CHAIN; LINEAR POLYMERS; OVERLAP CONCENTRATION; PERCOLATION; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; PRIMITIVE PATH ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; THRESHOLD CONCENTRATIONS; TRACE AMOUNTS;

MEAN FIELD THEORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLVENTS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 79952664111     PISSN: 10221344     EISSN: 15213919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mats.201000080     Document Type: Article

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