Nanopores with solvent-sensitive polymer brushes: A dissipative particle dynamics simulation

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 275-287

  Li, Nan ^a   Zuo, Chuncheng ^a   Cao, Qianqian ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

dissipative particle dynamics; permeability; Polymer brush; solvent quality

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT SOLVENTS; DISSIPATIVE PARTICLE DYNAMICS; DISSIPATIVE PARTICLE DYNAMICS SIMULATION; GRAFTING DENSITIES; INCLINATION ANGLES; NANOFLUIDIC CHANNEL; POISEUILLE FLOW; POLYMER BRUSHES; POOR SOLVENTS; SOLVENT CONDITIONS; SOLVENT FLOW; SOLVENT PERMEABILITY; SOLVENT QUALITY; VELOCITY PROFILES;

GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POLYMERS;

SOLVENTS;

EID: 84859764025     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2011.596776     Document Type: Article

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