Monte-Carlo simulation of ternary blends of block copolymers and homopolymers

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 135, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Pike, Darin Q ^a   Mller, Marcus ^b   De Pablo, Juan J ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COARSE GRAINS; GIBBS ENSEMBLE; LAMELLAR MORPHOLOGY; LAMELLAR PHASE; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; TERNARY BLENDS; TERNARY MIXTURES;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; HOMOPOLYMERIZATION;

PLASTIC PRODUCTS;

EID: 80053178058     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3638175     Document Type: Article

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