Hydrogels in poor solvents: A molecular dynamics study

Macromolecular Theory and Simulations

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 721-734

  Mann, Bernward A F ^a   Kremer, Kurt ^a   Lenz, Olaf ^b   Holm, Christian ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

hydrogels; molecular dynamics simulations; polyelectrolyte networks; poor solvents

Indexed keywords

BJERRUM LENGTH; CHARGED MONOMERS; COARSE-GRAINED; COUNTERIONS; CROSS-LINKED POLYELECTROLYTES; DIAMOND-LIKE; EQUILIBRIUM SWELLING; MD SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NETWORK MODELS; PARAMETER COMBINATION; POLYELECTROLYTE NETWORKS; POOR SOLVENTS; STRONG-COUPLING; STRUCTURE FACTORS;

DYNAMICS; ELECTROSTATICS; GELS; HYDROGELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONOMERS; POLYELECTROLYTES; SOLVENTS; TOPOLOGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 80052799805     PISSN: 10221344     EISSN: 15213919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mats.201100050     Document Type: Article

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