Combinatorial molecular optimization of cement hydrates

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Abdolhosseini Qomi, M J ^a   Krakowiak, K J ^a   Bauchy, M ^a,b,d   Stewart, K L ^a,e   Shahsavari, R ^a,f   Jagannathan, D ^a,g   Brommer, D B ^a   Baronnet, A ^c   Buehler, M J ^a   Yip, S ^a   Ulm, F J ^a   Van Vliet, K J ^a   Pellenq, R J M ^a,b,c  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d Engineering IV   (United States)

^e Formerly Baver Material Science AG   (United States)

^f Rice University   (United States)

^g EyeNetra Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM SILICATE; CEMENT; CEMENT HYDRATE; CONCRETE; GLASS; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CEMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; RHEOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FLOW KINETICS; MOTIVATION;

EID: 84922420452     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5960     Document Type: Article

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