Variable density self consistent field study on bounded polymer layer around spherical nanoparticles

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 613-629

  Kritikos, Georgios ^a   Terzis, Andreas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Polymer brush; PS and PDMS polymer nanoparticle interface; Rigid amorphous fraction; Self consistent field method

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR STRUCTURE; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; CURVED SURFACES; DEPLETION LAYER; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; INTERFACIAL REGION; MACROMOLECULAR CHAIN; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PDMS POLYMERS; POLYMER BRUSHES; POLYMER BULK; POLYMER LAYERS; POLYMERIC CHAIN; RIGID-AMORPHOUS FRACTION; SELF-CONSISTENT FIELD; SELF-CONSISTENT FIELD METHOD; SOLID SURFACE; SPHERICAL NANOPARTICLES; THERMODYNAMIC FACTORS; VARIABLE DENSITY;

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; NANOPARTICLES; SILICA; STYRENE;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84874725961     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2012.09.008     Document Type: Article

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