Effect of grafting on nanoparticle segregation in polymer/nanoparticle blends near a substrate

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 137, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Padmanabhan, Venkat ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTRACTIVE SYSTEMS; DEPLETION INTERACTIONS; GRAFTED CHAINS; INTER-PARTICLE INTERACTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NANOPARTICLE DENSITY; POLYMER-GRAFTED NANOPARTICLES; REPULSIVE SYSTEMS; WELL-DISPERSED;

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMER FILMS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE SEGREGATION;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84866131379     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4749383     Document Type: Article

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