Molecular Simulations of the Elastic Behavior of Polymer Networks with Non-homogeneous MicrostructureCornell University, 2006 - 298 pages |
Contents
EFFECT OF CHAIN STIFFNESS | 3 |
FORMATION AND CHARACTERIZATION | 8 |
EFFECT OF CROSSLINK FUNCTIONALITY ON | 122 |
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60 mole alignment athermal beads bimodal networks bond length chain ends chain monomers chain stiffness Chem Chen Cohen corresponding crosslink functionality crosslinking reaction density diamond networks effect of chain elastic behavior elastic modulus elastically active elastomers end-linked entangled networks entanglement dominated entanglement-free networks equilibrium swelling Escobedo Figure finite extensibility flexible chains fraction of short Gilra howton II(A implicit solvent increases inter-dispersion interactions Kenkare Kremer lattice long chains Macromolecules Macromolecules 2002 melt-like mole fraction molecular dynamics monodisperse networks nematic network structure networks swell number of crosslinks number of elastic observed off-lattice order parameter order-disorder transition P₂ PDMS persistence length Phys polymer networks potential precursor chain predictions ratio ropt semiflexible chain networks short chain clustering shows simulation box snapshots solvent stiffer chains stress upturns stress-strain curve stretched titin toughness trapped entanglements uniaxial deformation uniaxial extension values volume fraction Wsol