Concentration dependence of size, shape, and orientation of copolymers 1, - Linear diblock and 4-arm hetero star polymers

Macromolecular Theory and Simulations

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 675-689

  Nardai, Michael M ^a   Zifferer, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

concentration dependence; copolymers; diblock copolymers; dissipative particle dynamics; star branched polymers

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION DEPENDENCE; DIBLOCK COPOLYMER; DIBLOCKS; DISSIPATIVE PARTICLE DYNAMICS; PAIR DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; SELECTIVE SOLVENTS; SIMULATION BOXES; SOLVENT FREE; STAR POLYMERS; STAR-BRANCHED POLYMERS;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COPOLYMERS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; DYNAMICS; STARS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 80052797641     PISSN: 10221344     EISSN: 15213919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mats.201100028     Document Type: Article

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