Computer simulations of poly(ethylene oxide): Force field, PVT diagram and cyclization behaviour

Polymer International

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 311-330

  Rigby, David ^a   Sun, Huai ^a   Eichinger, B E ^a  

^a ACCELRYS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Cohesion; Cyclization; Ethers; Polyethers; PVT diagram

Indexed keywords

EID: 85086290164     PISSN: 09598103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0126(199711)44:3<311::aid-pi880>3.3.co;2-8     Document Type: Article

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