Dynamics of branched polymers: A combined study by molecular dynamics simulations and tube theory

Macromolecules

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 4633-4650

  Bačová, Petra ^a   Hawke, Laurence G D ^b   Read, Daniel J ^b   Moreno, Angel J ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRO MIXTO CSIC UPV EHU   (Spain)

^d DONOSTIA INTERNATIONAL PHYSICS CENTER DIPC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED POLYMER; ENTANGLED POLYMERS; FUNCTION OF TIME; MODEL PREDICTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; SIMULATED SYSTEM; STRONG DISPERSION; TREE-LIKE ARCHITECTURE;

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMERS; STARS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84878995755     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: 15205835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma4005988     Document Type: Article

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