Coarse-grain molecular dynamics simulations of nanoparticle-polymer melt: Dispersion vs. agglomeration

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 138, Issue 14, 2013, Pages

  Patra, Tarak K ^a   Singh, Jayant K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT STRUCTURE; EXCLUDED VOLUME EFFECTS; INTERACTION STRENGTH; KIRKWOOD-BUFF INTEGRALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; POLYMER CHAIN LENGTH; POLYMER INTERACTIONS; SECOND VIRIAL COEFFICIENTS;

AGGLOMERATION; DISPERSIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOPARTICLES; PHASE DIAGRAMS; POLYMER MELTS;

CHAIN LENGTH;

EID: 84876376749     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4799265     Document Type: Article

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