Molecular dynamics simulations of diffusion of O2 and N 2 penetrants in polydimethylsiloxane-based nanocomposites

Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Spearot, Douglas E ^a   Sudibjo, Alex ^a   Ullal, Varun ^a   Huang, Adam ^a  

^a University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

diffusion; molecular dynamics; nanocomposites; polydimethylsiloxane

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; DIFFUSION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MICROCHANNELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CHAIN CONFINEMENT; EXPLICIT TREATMENTS; INTERATOMIC POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NANOPARTICLE INTERFACES; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; WILLIAMS-LANDEL-FERRY EQUATIONS;

SILICONES;

EID: 84859937552     PISSN: 00944289     EISSN: 15288889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4005921     Document Type: Article

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